I have a tree that I want to rebuild from scratch. I have the LDIF that represents all of my ldap data. Now I am trying to figure out the most elegant way to wipe my tree clean I tried using this: ldapdelete -x -h localhost -D"cn=manager,o=mysite,c=US" -W objectclass=* But it doesnt take in a filter for the last clause, its looking for a DN. any ideas?