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LDAPMODIFY(1)            General Commands Manual           LDAPMODIFY(1)

NAME         top

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

SYNOPSIS         top

       ldapmodify [-V[V]] [-d debuglevel] [-n] [-v] [-a] [-c] [-f file]
       [-i time] [-j lineno] [-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]
       [-i time] [-j lineno] [-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]]

DESCRIPTION         top

       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.

OPTIONS         top

       -V[V]  Print version info.  If -VV is given, only the version
              information is printed.

       -d debuglevel
              Set the LDAP debugging level to debuglevel.  ldapmodify
              must be compiled with LDAP_DEBUG defined for this option
              to have any effect.

       -n     Show what would be done, but don't actually modify
              entries.  Useful for debugging in conjunction with -v.

       -v     Use verbose mode, with many diagnostics written to
              standard output.

       -a     Add new entries.  The default for ldapmodify is to modify
              existing entries.  If invoked as ldapadd, this flag is
              always set.

       -c     Continuous operation mode.  Errors are reported, but
              ldapmodify will continue with modifications.  The default
              is to exit after reporting an error.

       -f file
              Read the entry modification information from file instead
              of from standard input.

       -i time
              Wait time microseconds before issuing an operation.

       -j lineno
              Jump to the specified line number in the LDIF file before
              processing any entries.  This allows a load that was
              aborted due to errors in the input LDIF to be resumed
              after the errors are corrected.

       -S file
              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.

       -M[M]  Enable manage DSA IT control.  -MM makes control critical.

       -x     Use simple authentication instead of SASL.

       -D binddn
              Use the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the LDAP
              directory.  For SASL binds, the server is expected to
              ignore this value.

       -W     Prompt for simple authentication.  This is used instead of
              specifying the password on the command line.

       -w passwd
              Use passwd as the password for simple authentication.

       -y passwdfile
              Use complete contents of passwdfile as the password for
              simple authentication.

       -H ldapuri
              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.

       -P {2|3}
              Specify the LDAP protocol version to use.

       -e [!]ext[=extparam]

       -E [!]ext[=extparam]

              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]

       -o opt[=optparam]]

              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)

       -O security-properties
              Specify SASL security properties.

       -I     Enable SASL Interactive mode.  Always prompt.  Default is
              to prompt only as needed.

       -Q     Enable SASL Quiet mode.  Never prompt.

       -N     Do not use reverse DNS to canonicalize SASL host name.

       -U authcid
              Specify the authentication ID for SASL bind. The form of
              the ID depends on the actual SASL mechanism used.

       -R realm
              Specify the realm of authentication ID for SASL bind. The
              form of the realm depends on the actual SASL mechanism
              used.

       -X authzid
              Specify the requested authorization ID for SASL bind.
              authzid must be one of the following formats:
              dn:<distinguished name> or u:<username>

       -Y mech
              Specify the SASL mechanism to be used for authentication.
              If it's not specified, the program will choose the best
              mechanism the server knows.

       -Z[Z]  Issue StartTLS (Transport Layer Security) extended
              operation. If you use -ZZ, the command will require the
              operation to be successful.

INPUT FORMAT         top

       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).

EXAMPLES         top

       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.

DIAGNOSTICS         top

       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.

SEE ALSO         top

       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).

AUTHOR         top

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

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS         top

       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.

COLOPHON         top

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