LDAP-UX Client Services B.04.00 with Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory Administrator's Guide

Command, Tool, and Migration Script Reference

LDAP Directory Tools

Appendix C172

LDAP Directory Tools

This section brieﬂy describes the tools ldapsearch, ldapmodify,

ldapdelete.

ldapsearch, ldapmodify, and ldapdelete are described in detail in the

respective LDAP directory literature.

ldapsearch

You use the ldapsearch command line utility to locate and retrieve

LDAP directory entries. This utility opens a connection to the speciﬁed

server using the speciﬁed distinguished name and password, and locates

entries based on the speciﬁed search ﬁlter. Search results are returned in

LDIF format. For details, refer to the respective literature on LDAP

directories.

ldapmodify

You use the ldapmodify command line utility to add or modify entries in

an existing LDAP directory. ldapmodify opens a connection to the

speciﬁed server using the distinguished name and password you supply,

and adds or modiﬁes the entries based on the LDIF update statements

contained in a speciﬁed ﬁle. Because ldapmodify uses LDIF update

statements, ldapmodify can do everything ldapdelete can do. For

details, refer to the respective literature on LDAP directories.

ldapdelete

You use the ldapdelete command line utility to delete entries from an

existing LDAP directory. ldapdelete opens a connection to the speciﬁed

server using the distinguished name and password you provide, and

deletes the entry or entries. For details, refer to the respective literature

on LDAP directories.