LDIF directives
LDIF format to modify LDAP directories.
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Formating
Begin a line with pound sign (#) for commenting. The first line should be the distinguished name (DN). The next line is the changetype and a directive. Finally, next lines are the directive's required parameters (one per line). You could change directives by adding a line with just a dash (-).
Example:
dn: uid=belminf,ou=users,dc=bfworks,dc=com changetype: modify delete: aliases - add: aliases othernames: belmin
If you want to modify a different record, use an empty blank line as a delimiter.
Modify a record
To modify attributes of an existing record use changetype: modify.
Add attributes
dn: uid=belminf,ou=users,dc=bfworks,dc=com changetype: modify add: aliases aliases: belmin
If the attribute exists, the new value(s) will simply be appended to the existing ones.
To add multiple values:
dn: uid=belminf,ou=users,dc=bfworks,dc=com changetype: modify add: aliases aliases: belmin aliases: bel
And you could replace all the values already set in the attribute by using the replace directive.
Delete attributes
The following deletes all values of an attribute:
dn: uid=belminf,ou=users,dc=bfworks,dc=com changetype: modify delete: aliases
And to delete just a single value of an attribute:
dn: uid=belminf,ou=users,dc=bfworks,dc=com changetype: modify delete: aliases aliases: belmincito
Replace attributes
This will replace all the values of an attribute:
dn: uid=belmin,ou=users,dc=bfworks,dc=com changetype: modify replace: aliases aliases: belminf
If you want to replace a single value of an attribute, you could use a delete directive and then add directive:
dn: uid=belminf,ou=users,dc=bfworks,dc=com changetype: modify delete: aliases aliases: belmstr - add: aliases aliases: belmeister
Create a record
To create a new record, use changetype: add.
dn: uid=belminf,ou=users,dc=bfworks,dc=com changetype: add objectclass: top objectclass: person cn: Belmin Fernandez givenName: Belmin sn: Fernandez uid: belminf
Deleting a record
To delete a record, the changetype: delete directive is used:
dn: uid=belminf,ou=users,dc=bfworks,dc=com changetype: delete
Moving a record
changetype: moddn/modrn
