Re: Problem to replace directory entries with ldapmodify

[Tony Earnshaw <tonni@hetnet.nl>]

Gessy skrev, on 17-10-2007 21:23:

> I have tried replace entries on ldap directory with ldapmodify, my 
> server is a gentoo linux running a OpenLDAP 2.3.35, but i realized a 
> strange behavior.
>
> When I try  replace a entry with follow LDIF:
>
> # Test.ldif - test10
> dn: uid=test10,ou=people,dc=ufmg,dc=br
> objectClass: top
> objectClass: person
> objectClass: organizationalPerson
> objectClass: inetOrgPerson
> objectClass: eduPerson
> objectClass: brEduPerson
> objectClass: posixAccount
> objectClass: shadowAccount
> objectClass: ufmgEduPerson
> objectClass: SIPIdentity
> eduPersonOrgDN: o=UFMG
> eduPersonOrgUnitDN: ou=LCC
> eduPersonAffiliation: employee
> eduPersonPrimaryAffiliation: employee
> cn: Test10
> givenName: Test
> sn: 10
> mail: test10@ufmg.br <mailto:test10@ufmg.br>
> gecos: CN=Test 10
> uidNumber: 136617
> gidNumber: 100
> homeDirectory: /home/ufmg/test10
> loginShell: /bin/bash
> uid: test10
>
> ldapmodify -x -D"cn=manager,dc=ufmg,dc=br" -W -f test.ldif

This is not an ldapmodify operation, it's an attempted ldapadd operation 
using the wrong utility with the wrong syntax.

Do 'man ldapmodify' and go to the bottom, there are examples there of 
how to use the correct syntax.

Best,

--Tonni

--
Tony Earnshaw
Email: tonni at hetnet dot nl