HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 configuration, command, and file reference

6 Command-line utilities
This chapter contains reference information on command-line utilities used with the HP-UX
Directory Server (Directory Server). These command-line utilities make it easy to perform
administration tasks on the Directory Server.
6.1 Finding and executing command-line utilities
For HP-UX Directory Server documentation, the LDAP tools used in the examples, such as
ldapsearch and ldapmodify utilities, are the Mozilla LDAP tools. The LDAP tools are located
in the /opt/dirsrv/bin directory. Add this directory to the PATH environment variable to
use these command-line utilities
The ldif and dbscan command-line utilities are stored in the /opt/dirsrv/bin directory.
6.2 Using special characters
When using the ldapsearch command-line utility, it may be necessary to specify values that
contain characters that have special meaning to the command-line interpreter, such as space ( ),
asterisk (*), and backslash (\). When this situation occurs, enclose the value in quotation marks
(""). For example:
-D "cn=Barbara Jensen, ou=Product Development, dc=example,dc=com"
Depending on the command-line interpreter, use either single or double quotation marks for
this purpose. See the operating system documentation for more information.
Additionally, commas in DN values must be escaped with a backslash. For example:
-D "cn=Patricia Fuentes, ou=people, dc=example,dc=Bolivia\, S.A."
6.3 Command-line utilities quick reference
The following table provides a summary of the command-line utilities provided for Directory
Server.
Table 6-1 Commonly-used command-line utilities
DescriptionCommand-line utility
Searches the directory and returns search results in LDIF format. For details on this tool, see
the "Finding directory entries" appendix in the HP-UX Directory Server administrator guide.
ldapsearch
Adds, deletes, modifies, or renames entries. All operations are specified using LDIF update
statements. For details on this tool, see "Adding and modifying entries using ldapmodify"
in the "Creating directory entries" chapter in the HP-UX Directory Server administrator guide.
ldapmodify
Deletes entries in the directory. For information on using this utility, see "Deleting entries
using ldapdelete" in the "Creating directory entries" chapter in the HP-UX Directory Server
administrator guide.
ldapdelete
Changes users passwords with the password change extended operation. For more
information on the password extended change operation, see the "Managing the password
policy" section of the "Managing user accounts and passwords" chapter in the HP-UX Directory
Server administrator guide.
ldappasswd
Automatically formats LDIF files and creates base 64-encoded attribute values. For details
on this tool, see appendix A in the HP-UX Directory Server administrator guide.
ldif
Analyzes and extracts information from a Directory Server database file.
dbscan
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