Netscape NETSCAPE DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR, Administrator'S Manual

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Managing Entries From the Command Line
60 Netscape Directory Server Administrator’s Guide • August 2002
For full information on
ldapmodify
parameters, refer to the Netscape Directory
Server Configuration, Command, and File Reference.
Deleting Entries Using ldapdelete
Use the
ldapdelete
command-line utility to delete entries from the directory. This
utility opens a connection to the specified server using the distinguished name and
password you provide, and deletes the entry or entries.
You can only delete entries at the end of a branch. You cannot delete entries that
are branch points in the directory tree.
For example, of the following three entries:
ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
cn=Paula Simon,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
cn=Jerry O’Connor,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
you can delete only the last two entries. The entry that identifies the People subtree
can be deleted only if there aren’t any entries below it. If you want to delete
ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
, you must first delete Paula Simon and Jerry
O’Connor’s entries, and all other entries in that subtree.
Here is a typical example of how to use the
ldapdelete
utility. Suppose that:
• You want to delete the entries identified by the distinguished names:
cn=Robert Jenkins,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
and
cn=Lisa
Jangles, ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
.
-
w
Specifies the password associated with the distinguished
name specified in the
-D
parameter.
-h
Specifies the name of the host on which the server is running.
-
p
Specifies the port number that the server uses.
-f
Optional parameter that specifies the file containing the LDIF
update statements used to define the modifications. If you do
not supply this parameter, the update statements are read
from
stdin
. For information on supplying LDIF update
statements from the command line, refer to “Providing Input
From the Command Line,” on page 55.
Table 2-3
Description of ldapmodify Parameters Used for Modifying Entries (Continued)
Parameter Name Description