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LDIF Update Statements
Chapter 2 Creating Directory Entries 67
Modifying an Entry Using LDIF
Use
changetype:modify
to add, replace, or remove attributes and/or attribute
values to the entry. When you specify
changetype:modify
, you must also provide
a change operation to indicate how the entry is to be modified. Change operations
can be as follows:
•
add:
attribute
Adds the specified attribute or attribute value. If the attribute type does not
currently exist for the entry, then the attribute and its corresponding value are
created. If the attribute type already exists for the entry, then the specified
attribute value is added to the existing value. If the particular attribute value
already exists for the entry, then the operation fails and the server returns an
error.
•
replace:
attribute
The specified values are used to entirely replace the attribute’s value(s). If the
attribute does not already exist, it is created. If no replacement value is
specified for the attribute, the attribute is deleted.
•
delete:
attribute
The specified attribute is deleted. If more than one value of an attribute exists
for the entry, then all values of the attribute are deleted in the entry. To delete
just one of many attribute values, specify the attribute and associated value on
the line following the delete change operation.
This section contains the following topics:
• Adding Attributes to Existing Entries Using LDIF
• Changing an Attribute Value Using LDIF
• Deleting All Values of an Attribute Using LDIF
• Deleting a Specific Attribute Value Using LDIF
Adding Attributes to Existing Entries Using LDIF
You use
changetype:modify
with the add operation to add an attribute and an
attribute value to an entry.