Re: Deleting a tree

[Raf Meeusen <meeusen@acunia.com>]

On Mon, 6 Jan 2003, Doisneau, Olivier wrote:

> What is the absolute fastest way to delete a subtree in open ldap?  I know
> about ldapdelete, but is there another way to do it?

ldapdelete is the safest way to do it, and probably the fastest too.  You 
could consider editing your backend-DB directly, but it would require 
extensive DB knowledge (not mentioning the probability of a corrupted 
LDAP tree)...

Kind regards,

Raf

> 
> Olivier Doisneau	
> Sr. Oracle DBA
> (212) 951-5220
> Near 40" 44' 45 ' ' N, 73" 59' 05 ' ' W  
> 
> 

-- 
------------------ System- and Network Administrator -------------------
ACUNIA nv                                         raf.meeusen@acunia.com
Philipssite 5 - Floor 3 - Bus 3                 tel: +32 (0) 16 31 00 20
3001 Heverlee, Leuven --  Belgium               fax: +32 (0) 16 31 00 29
http://www.acunia.com                           
------------------------------------------------------------------------