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Chapter 6. Command-Line Utilities
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Option Description
-S new_password
-T
Specifies a file from which to read the new
password. For example:
-T new_password.txt
-t
Specifies a file from which to read the user's
existing password. For example:
-t old_password.txt
-w
Specifies the password associated with the
distinguished name specified in the
-D
option.
For example:
-w mypassword
Table 6.19. ldappasswd-specific Options
General ldappasswd Options
NOTE
The
ldappasswd
utility requires confidentiality. If the messages are not encrypted with
SSL, TLS, or an appropriate SASL mechanism, the server will not perform the request.
Option Description
-3
Specifies that hostnames should be checked in
SSL certificates.
-D
Specifies the distinguished name with which to
authenticate to the server. This value must be
a DN recognized by the Directory Server, and it
must also have the authority to delete the entries.
For example:
-D "uid=bjensen, dc=example,dc=com"
The
-D
option cannot be used with the
-N
option.
For more information on access control, see
the "Managing Access Control" chapter in the
Directory Server Administrator's Guide
.
-g
Specifies that the password policy request
control not be sent with the bind request. By
default, the new LDAP password policy request
control is sent with bind requests.