Re: ldapmodify problems

[Jason Gerfen <jason.gerfen@scl.utah.edu>]

Appreciated. I tried to google for this information but could not find it.

Jon Roberts wrote:
> When seeking help on OSS, you should include the versions of the 
> software you are using and the error output at a minimum.
>
> Jason Gerfen wrote:
> > I am having a problem with the following command:
> > ldapmodify -n -v -h DOMAIN -D "CN=DOMAINADMIN" -w DOMAINADMINPASS -f 
> > .UID2SID/modify-06.19.2008-mclame.ldif
> >
> > I am not sure why this is but if anyone could give me some pointers on 
> > the ldapmodify command I would appreciate it.
>
> Look at the LDIF modification examples in RFC 2849.
>
> > The contents of the modify-06.19.2008-mclame.ldif
>  >
> > dn: CN=mclame mclame,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=com
> > changetype: modify
> > modify: dn cn msSFUName unixHomeDirectory msSFUHomeDirectory uidNumber 
> > gidNumber loginShell
>
> There is no basis in LDIF for this last line that I know of.
>
> > dn: CN=mclame,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=com
>
> This is not how you change the dn of an entry. Read about "changetype: 
> modrdn".
>
> > cn: mclame
> > cn: mclame
>
> What is the point of having duplicate values here?
>
> > msSFUName: mclame
> > unixHomeDirectory: /home/mclame
> > msSFUHomeDirectory: /home/mclame
>  .....
>
> Again, you probably need to spend some quality time with RFC 2849 and 
> any other resources you have on LDIF.
>
> Jon Roberts
> www.mentata.com


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