LDAPMODIFY(1)						      General Commands Manual						     LDAPMODIFY(1)

NAME

       ldapmodify, ldapadd - LDAP modify entry and LDAP add entry tools

SYNOPSIS

       ldapmodify  [-a]  [-c]  [-n]  [-v]  [-k] [-K] [-M[M]] [-d debuglevel] [-D binddn] [-W] [-w passwd] [-H ldapuri] [-h ldaphost] [-p ldapport]
       [-P 2|3] [-O security-properties] [-I] [-Q] [-U authcid] [-x] [-X authzid] [-Y mech] [-Z[Z]] [-f file]

       ldapadd [-c] [-n] [-v] [-k] [-K] [-M[M]] [-d debuglevel] [-D binddn] [-W] [-w passwd] [-h ldaphost]  [-p ldapport]  [-P 2|3]  [-O security-
       properties] [-I] [-Q] [-U authcid] [-x] [-X authzid] [-Y mech] [-Z[Z]] [-f file]

DESCRIPTION

       ldapmodify  is  a shell-accessible interface to the ldap_modify(3) and ldap_add(3) library calls.  ldapadd is implemented as a hard link to
       the ldapmodify tool.  When invoked as ldapadd the -a (add new entry) flag is turned on automatically.

       ldapmodify opens a connection to an LDAP server, binds, and modifies or adds entries.  The entry information is read from standard input or
       from file through the use of the -f option.

OPTIONS

       -a     Add new entries.	The default for ldapmodify is to modify existing entries.  If invoked as ldapadd, this flag is always set.

       -c     Continuous  operation  mode.   Errors  are  reported, but ldapmodify will continue with modifications.  The default is to exit after
	      reporting an error.

       -n     Show what would be done, but don't actually modify entries.  Useful for debugging in conjunction with -v.

       -v     Use verbose mode, with many diagnostics written to standard output.

       -k     Use Kerberos IV authentication instead of simple authentication.	It is assumed that  you  already  have	a  valid  ticket  granting
	      ticket.  You must compile with Kerberos support for this option to have any effect.

       -K     Same  as	-k, but only does step 1 of the Kerberos IV bind.  This is useful when connecting to a slapd and there is no x500dsa.host-
	      name principal registered with your Kerberos Domain Controller(s).

       -F     Force application of all changes regardless of the contents of input lines that begin with replica: (by default, replica: lines  are
	      compared against the LDAP server host and port in use to decide if a replog record should actually be applied).

       -M[M]  Enable manage DSA IT control.  -MM makes control critical.

       -d debuglevel
	      Set the LDAP debugging level to debuglevel.  ldapmodify must be compiled with LDAP_DEBUG defined for this option to have any effect.

       -f file
	      Read the entry modification information from file instead of from standard input.

       -x     Use simple authentication instead of SASL.

       -D binddn
	      Use the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the LDAP directory.

       -W     Prompt for simple authentication.  This is used instead of specifying the password on the command line.

       -w passwd
	      Use passwd as the password for simple authentication.

       -H ldapuri
	      Specify URI(s) referring to the ldap server(s).

       -h ldaphost
	      Specify an alternate host on which the ldap server is running.  Deprecated in favor of -H.

       -p ldapport
	      Specify an alternate TCP port where the ldap server is listening.  Deprecated in favor of -H.

       -P 2|3 Specify the LDAP protocol version to use.

       -O security-properties
	      Specify SASL security properties.

       -I     Enable SASL Interactive mode.  Always prompt.  Default is to prompt only as needed.

       -Q     Enable SASL Quiet mode.  Never prompt.

       -U authcid
	      Specify the authentication ID for SASL bind. The form of the ID depends on the actual SASL mechanism used.

       -X authzid
	      Specify  the  requested  authorization  ID  for SASL bind.  authzid must be one of the following formats: dn:<distinguished name> or
	      u:<username>

       -Y mech
	      Specify the SASL mechanism to be used for authentication. If it's not specified, the program will  choose  the  best  mechanism  the
	      server knows.

       -Z[Z]  Issue  StartTLS (Transport Layer Security) extended operation. If you use -ZZ, the command will require the operation to be success-
	      ful.

INPUT FORMAT

       The contents of file (or standard input if  no  -f  flag  is  given  on	the  command  line)  should  conform  to  the  format  defined	in
       slapd.replog(5), with the exceptions noted below.

       Lines that begin with "replica:" are matched against the LDAP server host and port in use to decide if a particular replog record should be
       applied.  Any other lines that precede the "dn:" line are ignored.  The -F flag can be used to force ldapmodify to apply all of the  replog
       changes, regardless of the presence or absence of any "replica:" lines.

       If  no "changetype:" line is present, the default is "add" if the -a flag is set (or if the program was invoked as ldapmodify) and "modify"
       otherwise.

       If changetype is "modify" and no "add:", "replace:", or "delete:" lines appear, the default is "replace" for and  "add"	ldapmodify(1)  for
       ldapadd(1).

       Note that the above exceptions to the slapd.replog(5) format allow ldif(5) entries to be used as input to ldapmodify or ldapadd.

EXAMPLES

       Assuming that the file /tmp/entrymods exists and has the contents:

	   dn: cn=Modify Me, dc=example, dc=com
	   changetype: modify
	   replace: mail
	   mail: modme@OpenLDAP.org
	   -
	   add: title
	   title: Grand Poobah
	   -
	   add: jpegPhoto
	   jpegPhoto:< file://tmp/modme.jpeg
	   -
	   delete: description
	   -

       the command:

	   ldapmodify -r -f /tmp/entrymods

       will  replace the contents of the "Modify Me" entry's mail attribute with the value "modme@example.com", add a title of "Grand Poobah", and
       the contents of the file "/tmp/modme.jpeg" as a jpegPhoto, and completely remove the description attribute.

       Assuming that the file /tmp/newentry exists and has the contents:

	   dn: cn=Barbara Jensen, dc=example, dc=com
	   objectClass: person
	   cn: Barbara Jensen
	   cn: Babs Jensen
	   sn: Jensen
	   title: the world's most famous mythical manager
	   mail: bjensen@example.com
	   uid: bjensen

       the command:

	   ldapadd -f /tmp/entrymods

       will add a new entry for Babs Jensen, using the values from the file /tmp/newentry.

       Assuming that the file /tmp/newentry exists and has the contents:

	   dn: cn=Barbara Jensen, dc=example, dc=com
	   changetype: delete

       the command:

	   ldapmodify -f /tmp/entrymods

       will remove Babs Jensen's entry.

DIAGNOSTICS

       Exit status is zero if no errors occur.	Errors result in a non-zero exit status and a diagnostic message being written to standard error.

SEE ALSO

       ldapadd(1), ldapdelete(1), ldapmodrdn(1), ldapsearch(1), ldap.conf(5),  ldap(3),  ldap_add(3),  ldap_delete(3),	ldap_modify(3),  ldap_mod-
       rdn(3), slapd.replog(5)

BUGS

       There is no interactive mode, but there probably should be.

AUTHOR

       The OpenLDAP Project <http://www.openldap.org/>

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

       OpenLDAP  is  developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project (http://www.openldap.org/).  OpenLDAP is derived from University of Michigan
       LDAP 3.3 Release.

OpenLDAP 2.0.27-Release 					  20 August 2001						     LDAPMODIFY(1)