LDAPMODIFY(1)LDAPMODIFY(1)NAME
ldapmodify, ldapadd - LDAP modify entry and LDAP add entry
tools
SYNOPSISldapmodify [-a] [-c] [-S file] [-n] [-v] [-k] [-K] [-M[M]]
[-d debuglevel] [-D binddn] [-W] [-w passwd] [-y passwd-
file] [-H ldapuri] [-h ldaphost] [-p ldapport] [-P 2|3]
[-O security-properties] [-I] [-Q] [-U authcid] [-R realm]
[-x] [-X authzid] [-Y mech] [-Z[Z]] [-f file]
ldapadd [-c] [-S file] [-n] [-v] [-k] [-K] [-M[M]]
[-d debuglevel] [-D binddn] [-W] [-w passwd] [-y passwd-
file] [-h ldaphost] [-p ldapport] [-P 2|3] [-O security-
properties] [-I] [-Q] [-U authcid] [-R realm] [-x]
[-X authzid] [-Y mech] [-Z[Z]] [-f file]
DESCRIPTIONldapmodify is a shell-accessible interface to the
ldap_modify(3) and ldap_add(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-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.
-S file
Add or change records which where 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.
-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.
-k Use Kerberos IV authentication instead of simple
authentication. It is assumed that you already
have a valid ticket granting ticket. You must com-
pile with Kerberos support for this option to have
any effect.
-K Same as -k, but only does step 1 of the Kerberos IV
bind. This is useful when connecting to a slapd
and there is no x500dsa.hostname principal regis-
tered with your Kerberos Domain Controller(s).
-F Force application of all changes regardless of the
contents of input lines that begin with replica:
(by default, replica: lines are compared against
the LDAP server host and port in use to decide if a
replog record should actually be applied).
-M[M] Enable manage DSA IT control. -MM makes control
critical.
-d debuglevel
Set the LDAP debugging level to debuglevel. ldap-
modify must be compiled with LDAP_DEBUG defined for
this option to have any effect.
-f file
Read the entry modification information from file
instead of from standard input.
-x Use simple authentication instead of SASL.
-D binddn
Use the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the
LDAP directory.
-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 authentica-
tion.
-y passwdfile
Use complete contents of passwdfile as the password
for simple authentication.
-H ldapuri
Specify URI(s) referring to the ldap server(s).
-h ldaphost
Specify an alternate host on which the ldap server
is running. Deprecated in favor of -H.
-p ldapport
Specify an alternate TCP port where the ldap server
is listening. Deprecated in favor of -H.
-P 2|3 Specify the LDAP protocol version to use.
-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.
-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 for-
mats: dn:<distinguished name> or u:<username>
-Y mech
Specify the SASL mechanism to be used for authenti-
cation. 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
The contents of file (or standard input if no -f flag is
given on the command line) should conform to the format
defined in slapd.replog(5), with the exceptions noted
below.
Lines that begin with "replica:" are matched against the
LDAP server host and port in use to decide if a particular
replog record should be applied. Any other lines that
precede the "dn:" line are ignored. The -F flag can be
used to force ldapmodify to apply all of the replog
changes, regardless of the presence or absence of any
"replica:" lines.
If no "changetype:" line is present, the default is "add"
if the -a flag is set (or if the program was invoked as
ldapadd) and "modify" otherwise.
If changetype is "modify" and no "add:", "replace:", or
"delete:" lines appear, the default is "replace" for ldap-
modify(1) and "add" for ldapadd(1).
Note that the above exceptions to the slapd.replog(5) for-
mat allow ldif(5) entries to be used as input to ldapmod-
ify or ldapadd.
EXAMPLES
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@OpenLDAP.org
-
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
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 ALSOldapadd(1), ldapdelete(1), ldapmodrdn(1), ldapsearch(1),
ldap.conf(5), ldap(3), ldap_add(3), ldap_delete(3),
ldap_modify(3), ldap_modrdn(3), slapd.replog(5)AUTHOR
The OpenLDAP Project <http://www.openldap.org/>
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OpenLDAP is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Pro-
ject (http://www.openldap.org/). OpenLDAP is derived from
University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
OpenLDAP LDVERSION RELEASEDATE LDAPMODIFY(1)
