Re: Cannot Delete LDAP Entry

["Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>]

This thread is more appropriately directed to the openldap-software
list (the moderator must have been drunk when he approved this
post :-).  In doing so, you might augment your submission with
basic information about versions, configuration, etc.. -- Kurt

At 07:31 PM 7/12/2005, Tracey Gates wrote:
> When I try to do a delete on an entry for my LDAP I'm getting an error
>message using the following line:
>
># ldapdelete -W -x -D 'cn=Manager,dc=mydomain,dc=com''cn=Tracey
>Gates,dc=mydomain,dc=com'
>"Delete Result: No such object (32)
>Matched DN: dc=yoursummit,dc=com"
>
>I do a search and list everything I get (snippet):
>
># tgates, People, yoursummit, com
>dn: uid=tgates,ou=People,dc=mydomain,dc=com
>cn:: VHJhY2V5IEdhdGVzIA==
>sn: Gates
>objectClass: top
>objectClass: person
>objectClass: posixAccount
>objectClass: shadowAccount
>userPassword:: e2NyeXB0fUd2aWFZU0d3SGlEUlk=
>uid: tgates
>uidNumber: 501
>gidNumber: 501
>loginShell: /bin/bash
>homeDirectory: /home/tgates
>shadowLastChange: 10877
>shadowMin: 0
>shadowMax: 999999
>shadowInactive: -1
>shadowWarning: 7
>shadowFlag: 0
>shadowExpire: -1
>
>I don't know why it's not allowing me to delete it.  I've tried to
>delete it using uid=tgates also using the exact dn listed "dn:
>uid=tgates,ou=People,dc=mydomain,dc=com" but nothing works.
>
>I am also unable to search the ldap using the following:
>
>#ldapsearch -x -b 'cn=Tracey Gates,dc=mydomain,dc=com'
>version: 2
>
>#
># filter: (objectclass=*)
># requesting: ALL
>#
>
># search result
>search: 2
>result: 32 No such object
>
># numResponses: 1
>
>
>Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.  I can't seem to
>find anything out of the google for this error that works.
>
>
>
>Tracey Gates
>Lead Developer
>tgates@yoursummit.com 
>1350 South Boulder, Third Floor / Tulsa, OK 74119-3203
>Phone 918-663-0991 / Fax 918-663-0840
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