Description
Option
In some cases, you can use an abbreviation or a common name
for the base. This is possible only if the common name is a unique
value in the directory. For example,
--base boston
If posAdmin cannot determine the base (no base or more than one
base is found), it exits with an error message.
Displays a usage message that summarizes the basic command
options.
--help
10.2.3 Modifying LDAP Entries
The modify option enables you to modify, add, or delete attributes of existing LDAP
objects. Only May attributes can be added or deleted.
To add or to modify attributes, specify the element, an attribute value pair, and a DN.
The main difference between command arguments in add, remove, and modify operations
is that the add operation specifies the base DN of the directory element below which
the new entry should be created with the
--base
option. The modify and remove op-
erations identify the target element with the
--DN
option.
If an operation is not finished successfully, posAdmin returns an error message.
Table 10.2, “posAdmin Options for Modifying LDAP Objects” (page 132) summarizes
the posAdmin command options for modifying LDAP objects.
Table 10.2
posAdmin Options for Modifying LDAP Objects
Explanation
Type
Attribute
Distinguished name of the element to modify.
must
--DN
Object with must or may attributes to be
modified; for example,
scWorkstation
.
must
--
object
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