Chapter 6. Command-Line Utilities
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6.3. Command-Line Utilities Quick Reference
The following table provides a summary of the command-line utilities provided for Directory Server.
Command-Line Utility
Description
ldapsearch
Searches the directory and returns search results
in LDIF format. For details on this tool, see
the "Finding Directory Entries" appendix in the
Directory Server Administrator's Guide
.
ldapmodify
Adds, deletes, modifies, or renames entries.
All operations are specified using LDIF update
statements. For details on this tool, see "Adding
and Modifying Entries Using ldapmodify" in
the "Creating Directory Entries" chapter in the
Directory Server Administrator's Guide
.
ldapdelete
Deletes entries in the directory. For information
on using this utility, see "Deleting Entries Using
ldapdelete" in the "Creating Directory Entries"
chapter in the
Directory Server Administrator's
Guide
.
ldappasswd
Changes users passwords with the password
change extended operation. For more
information on the password extended change
operation, see the "Managing the Password
Policy" section of the "Managing User Accounts
and Passwords" chapter in the
Directory Server
Administrator's Guide
.
ldif
Automatically formats LDIF files and creates
base 64-encoded attribute values. For details on
this tool, see appendix A in the
Directory Server
Administrator's Guide
.
dbscan
Analyzes and extracts information from a
Directory Server database file.
Table 6.1. Commonly-Used Command-Line Utilities
6.4. ldapsearch
ldapsearch
is a configurable utility that locates and retrieves directory entries via LDAP. This utility
opens a connection to the specified server using the specified distinguished name and password and
locates entries based on a specified search filter. Search scopes can include a single entry, an entry's
immediate subentries, or an entire tree or subtree. Search results are returned in LDIF format.
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Syntax
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Commonly-Used ldapsearch Options
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Persistent Search Options
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SSL Options
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SASL Options
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