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Search Operations 2 Modify Operations 4 Authentication 1 Password Management 1 Backup/restore 2 Utilities 1

ldap Commands

Modify Operations

ldapadd

Add entries to an LDAP directory.

add create entry 

ldapadd
Examples:
Add entry from LDIF file 
ldapadd -H ldap://localhost:389 -D "cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com" -w password -f entry.ldif
Add entry from stdin 
echo "dn: uid=john,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com\nobjectClass: person\nuid: john\ncn: John Doe" | ldapadd -H ldap://localhost:389 -D "cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com" -w password
ldapmodify

Modify entries in an LDAP directory.

modify update change 

ldapmodify
Examples:
Modify entry from LDIF file 
ldapmodify -H ldap://localhost:389 -D "cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com" -w password -f changes.ldif
ldapdelete

Delete entries from an LDAP directory.

delete remove entry 

ldapdelete
Examples:
Delete entry 
ldapdelete -H ldap://localhost:389 -D "cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com" -w password "uid=john,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com"
Recursive delete 
ldapdelete -H ldap://localhost:389 -D "cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com" -w password -r "ou=people,dc=example,dc=com"
ldapmodrdn

Modify the RDN of an LDAP entry.

modify rdn rename 

ldapmodrdn
Examples:
Modify RDN 
ldapmodrdn -H ldap://localhost:389 -D "cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com" -w password "uid=john,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com" -n "uid=jane" -r

Authentication

ldapwhoami

Perform a whoami operation against an LDAP server.

whoami authentication identity 

ldapwhoami
Examples:
Check current identity 
ldapwhoami -H ldap://localhost:389 -D "cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com" -w password

Password Management

ldappasswd

Change the password of an LDAP user.

password change user 

ldappasswd
Examples:
Change password 
ldappasswd -H ldap://localhost:389 -D "cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com" -w password "uid=john,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com" -s newpassword

Backup/restore

slapcat

Export LDAP database to LDIF format.

export backup ldif 

slapcat
Examples:
Export database 
slapcat -l backup.ldif
Export specific database 
slapcat -n 2 -l backup.ldif
slapadd

Add entries from LDIF file to LDAP database.

import restore ldif 

slapadd
Examples:
Import from LDIF 
slapadd -l backup.ldif
Import to specific database 
slapadd -n 2 -l backup.ldif

Utilities

ldapurl

Parse and format LDAP URLs.

url parse format 

ldapurl
Examples:
Parse LDAP URL 
ldapurl "ldap://localhost:389/dc=example,dc=com?cn,sn?sub?(objectClass=person)"