LDAPMODRDN(1) User Commands LDAPMODRDN(1)

NAME

ldapmodrdn - ldap modify entry RDN tool

SYNOPSIS

ldapmodrdn [-r] [-n] [-v] [-c] [-E] [-H] [-?] [-M] [-R]
[-Z] [-V version] [-d debuglevel] [-D bindDN]
[-w passwd] [-h ldaphost] [-i locale] [-j filename]
[-J [:criticality]] [-k path] [-N certificate]
[-O hopLimit] [-P path] [-W password] [-p ldapport]
[-o attributename=value] [-f file] [-Y proxyDN]
[dn rdn]

DESCRIPTION

ldapmodrdn opens a connection to an LDAP server, binds, and modifies
the RDN of entries. The entry information is read from standard
input, from file through the use of the -f option, or from the
command-line pair dn and rdn.

OPTIONS

-c

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


-D bindDN

Use the distinguished name binddn to bind to the directory.


-d debuglevel

Set the LDAP debugging level. Useful values of debuglevel for
ldapmodrdn are:

1
Trace


2
Packets


4
Arguments


32
Filters


128
Access control

To request more than one category of debugging information, add
the masks. For example, to request trace and filter information,
specify a debuglevel of 33.


-E

Ask server to expose (report) bind identity by means of
authentication response control.


-f file

Read the entry modification information from file instead of from
standard input or the command-line.


-?

Display the usage help text that briefly describes all options.


-H

Display the usage help text that briefly describes all options.


-h ldaphost

Specify an alternate host on which the LDAP server is running.


-i locale

Specify the character set to use for the -f LDIFfile or standard
input. The default is the character set specified in the LANG
environment variable. You might choose to use this option to
perform the conversion from the specified character set to UTF8,
thus overriding the LANG setting.


-J [:criticality[:value|::b64value|b64value|:fileurl]]

Criticality is a boolean value (default is false).


-j filename

Specify a file containing the password for the bind DN or the
password for the SSL client's key database. To protect the
password, use this option in scripts and place the password in a
secure file. This option is mutually exclusive of the -w and -W
options.


-k path

Specify the path to a directory containing conversion routines.
These routines are used if you want to specify a locale that is
not supported by default by your directory server. This is for
NLS support.


-M

Manage smart referrals. When they are the target of the
operation, modify the entry containing the referral instead of
the entry obtained by following the referral.


-n

Previews modifications, but makes no changes to entries. Useful
in conjunction with -v and -d for debugging.


-N certificate

Specify the certificate name to use for certificate-based client
authentication. For example: -N "Directory-Cert".


-n

Show what would be done, but do not actually change entries.
Useful in conjunction with -v for debugging.


-o attributename=value

For SASL mechanisms and other options such as security
properties, mode of operation, authorization ID, authentication
ID, and so forth.

The different attribute names and their values are as follows:

secProp="number"
For defining SASL security properties.


realm="value"
Specifies SASL realm (default is realm=none).


authzid="value"
Specify the authorization ID name for SASL
bind.


authid="value"
Specify the authentication ID for SASL bind.


mech="value"
Specifies the various SASL mechanisms.


-O hopLimit

Specify the maximum number of referral hops to follow while
finding an entry to modify. By default, there is no limit.


-P path

Specify the path and filename of the client's certificate
database. For example:

-P /home/uid/.netscape/cert7.db

When using the command on the same host as the directory server,
you can use the server's own certificate database. For example:

-P installDir/lapd-serverID/alias/cert7.db

Use the -P option alone to specify server authentication only.


-p ldapport

Specify an alternate TCP port where the secure LAPD server is
listening.


-R

Do not automatically follow referrals returned while searching.


-r

Remove old RDN values from the entry. By default, old values are
kept.


-V version

Specify the LDAP protocol version number to be used for the
delete operation, either 2 or 3. LDAP v3 is the default. Specify
LDAP v2 when connecting to servers that do not support v3.


-v

Use verbose mode, with diagnostics written to standard output.


-W password

Specify the password for the client's key database given in the
-P option. This option is required for certificate-based client
authentication. Specifying password on the command line has
security issues because the password can be seen by others on the
system by means of the ps command. Use the -j instead to specify
the password from the file. This option is mutually exclusive of
-j.


-w passwd

Use passwd as the password for authentication to the directory.
When you use -w passwd to specify the password to be used for
authentication, the password is visible to other users of the
system by means of the ps command, in script files or in shell
history. If you use the ldapmodrdn command without this option,
the command will prompt for the password and read it from
standard in. When used without the -w option, the password will
not be visible to other users.


-Y proxyid

Specify the proxy DN (proxied authorization id) to use for the
modify operation, usually in double quotes ("") for the shell.


-Z

Specify that SSL be used to provide certificate-based client
authentication. This option requires the -N and SSL password and
any other of the SSL options needed to identify the certificate
and the key database.

Input Format

If the command-line arguments dn and rdn are given, rdn replaces the
RDN of the entry specified by the DN, dn.


Otherwise, the contents of file (or standard input if the - f option
is not specified) must consist of one or more pair of lines:

Distinguished Name (DN)
Relative Distinguished Name (RDN)


Use one or more blank lines to separate each DN/RDN pair.

EXAMPLES

The file /tmp/entrymods contains:

cn=Modify Me, o=XYZ, c=US
cn=The New Me


The command:

example% ldapmodify -r -f /tmp/entrymods


changes the RDN of the "Modify Me" entry from "Modify Me" to "The New
Me" and the old cn, "Modify Me" is removed.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for a description of the following attributes:


+----------------+-----------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|Stability Level | Evolving |
+----------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

ldapadd(1), ldapdelete(1), ldapmodify(1), ldapsearch(1),
attributes(7)

DIAGNOSTICS

Exit status is 0 if no errors occur. Errors result in a non-zero exit
status and a diagnostic message being written to standard error.

January 15, 2004 LDAPMODRDN(1)