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LDAPMODIFY(1) General Commands Manual LDAPMODIFY(1)

ldapmodify, ldapadd - LDAP modify entry and LDAP add entry tools

ldapmodify [-V[V]] [-d debuglevel] [-n] [-v] [-a] [-c] [-f file] [-S file] [-M[M]] [-x] [-D binddn] [-W] [-w passwd] [-y passwdfile] [-H ldapuri] [-P {2|3}] [-e [!]ext[=extparam]] [-E [!]ext[=extparam]] [-o opt[=optparam]] [-O security-properties] [-I] [-Q] [-N] [-U authcid] [-R realm] [-X authzid] [-Y mech] [-Z[Z]]

ldapadd [-V[V]] [-d debuglevel] [-n] [-v] [-c] [-f file] [-S file] [-M[M]] [-x] [-D binddn] [-W] [-w passwd] [-y passwdfile] [-H ldapuri] [-P {2|3}] [-e [!]ext[=extparam]] [-E [!]ext[=extparam]] [-o opt[=optparam]] [-O security-properties] [-I] [-Q] [-N] [-U authcid] [-R realm] [-X authzid] [-Y mech] [-Z[Z]]

ldapmodify is a shell-accessible interface to the ldap_add_ext(3), ldap_modify_ext(3), ldap_delete_ext(3) and ldap_rename(3). library calls. ldapadd is implemented as a hard link to the ldapmodify tool. When invoked as ldapadd the -a (add new entry) flag is turned on automatically.

ldapmodify opens a connection to an LDAP server, binds, and modifies or adds entries. The entry information is read from standard input or from file through the use of the -f option.

Print version info. If -VV is given, only the version information is printed.
Set the LDAP debugging level to debuglevel. ldapmodify must be compiled with LDAP_DEBUG defined for this option to have any effect.
Show what would be done, but don't actually modify entries. Useful for debugging in conjunction with -v.
Use verbose mode, with many diagnostics written to standard output.
Add new entries. The default for ldapmodify is to modify existing entries. If invoked as ldapadd, this flag is always set.
Continuous operation mode. Errors are reported, but ldapmodify will continue with modifications. The default is to exit after reporting an error.
Read the entry modification information from file instead of from standard input.
Add or change records which were skipped due to an error are written to file and the error message returned by the server is added as a comment. Most useful in conjunction with -c.
Enable manage DSA IT control. -MM makes control critical.
Use simple authentication instead of SASL.
Use the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the LDAP directory. For SASL binds, the server is expected to ignore this value.
Prompt for simple authentication. This is used instead of specifying the password on the command line.
Use passwd as the password for simple authentication.
Use complete contents of passwdfile as the password for simple authentication.
Specify URI(s) referring to the ldap server(s); only the protocol/host/port fields are allowed; a list of URI, separated by whitespace or commas is expected.
Specify the LDAP protocol version to use.

Specify general extensions with -e and modify extensions with -E. ´!´ indicates criticality.

General extensions:



  [!]assert=<filter>    (an RFC 4515 Filter)


  !authzid=<authzid>    ("dn:<dn>" or "u:<user>")


  [!]bauthzid           (RFC 3829 authzid control)


  [!]chaining[=<resolve>[/<cont>]]


  [!]manageDSAit


  [!]noop


  ppolicy


  [!]postread[=<attrs>] (a comma-separated attribute list)


  [!]preread[=<attrs>]  (a comma-separated attribute list)


  [!]relax


  sessiontracking[=<username>]


  abandon,cancel,ignore (SIGINT sends abandon/cancel,


  or ignores response; if critical, doesn't wait for SIGINT.


  not really controls)

Modify extensions:



  [!]txn[=abort|commit]

Specify any ldap.conf(5) option or one of the following:



  nettimeout=<timeout>  (in seconds, or "none" or "max")


  ldif_wrap=<width>     (in columns, or "no" for no wrapping)

Specify SASL security properties.
Enable SASL Interactive mode. Always prompt. Default is to prompt only as needed.
Enable SASL Quiet mode. Never prompt.
Do not use reverse DNS to canonicalize SASL host name.
Specify the authentication ID for SASL bind. The form of the ID depends on the actual SASL mechanism used.
Specify the realm of authentication ID for SASL bind. The form of the realm depends on the actual SASL mechanism used.
Specify the requested authorization ID for SASL bind. authzid must be one of the following formats: dn:<distinguished name> or u:<username>
Specify the SASL mechanism to be used for authentication. If it's not specified, the program will choose the best mechanism the server knows.
Issue StartTLS (Transport Layer Security) extended operation. If you use -ZZ, the command will require the operation to be successful.

The contents of file (or standard input if no -f flag is given on the command line) must conform to the format defined in ldif(5) (LDIF as defined in RFC 2849).

Assuming that the file /tmp/entrymods exists and has the contents:



    dn: cn=Modify Me,dc=example,dc=com


    changetype: modify


    replace: mail


    mail: modme@example.com


    -


    add: title


    title: Grand Poobah


    -


    add: jpegPhoto


    jpegPhoto:< file:///tmp/modme.jpeg


    -


    delete: description


    -

the command:



    ldapmodify -f /tmp/entrymods

will replace the contents of the "Modify Me" entry's mail attribute with the value "modme@example.com", add a title of "Grand Poobah", and the contents of the file "/tmp/modme.jpeg" as a jpegPhoto, and completely remove the description attribute.

Assuming that the file /tmp/newentry exists and has the contents:



    dn: cn=Barbara Jensen,dc=example,dc=com


    objectClass: person


    cn: Barbara Jensen


    cn: Babs Jensen


    sn: Jensen


    title: the world's most famous mythical manager


    mail: bjensen@example.com


    uid: bjensen

the command:



    ldapadd -f /tmp/newentry

will add a new entry for Babs Jensen, using the values from the file /tmp/newentry.

Assuming that the file /tmp/entrymods exists and has the contents:



    dn: cn=Barbara Jensen,dc=example,dc=com


    changetype: delete

the command:



    ldapmodify -f /tmp/entrymods

will remove Babs Jensen's entry.

Exit status is zero if no errors occur. Errors result in a non-zero exit status and a diagnostic message being written to standard error.

ldapadd(1), ldapdelete(1), ldapmodrdn(1), ldapsearch(1), ldap.conf(5), ldap(3), ldap_add_ext(3), ldap_delete_ext(3), ldap_modify_ext(3), ldap_modrdn_ext(3), ldif(5).

The OpenLDAP Project <http://www.openldap.org/>

OpenLDAP Software is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project <http://www.openldap.org/>. OpenLDAP Software is derived from the University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.

2022/07/14 OpenLDAP 2.5.13+dfsg-5