NIS+ to LDAP Migration Guide

Command and Tool Reference
LDAP Directory Tools
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Refer to the ldapentry(1) man page for more detailed information.
Examples
The following configuration variables are defined in the user's
configuration file as ~/.ux_ldap_admin_rc:
LDAP_BINDDN="cn=Directory Manager"
LDAP_HOST=”myhost”
The Command
ldapentry -a passwd UserA
will try to bind to the directory on server myhost as Directory Manager,
prompt for the credentials, and retrieve the service search descriptor
from the profile LDIF file based on the service name passwd. It will then
open the template file with the editor defined by the environment
variable EDITOR and collect the input to pass it to ldapmodify to add the
new entry.
The Command
ldapentry -m "uid=UserA, ou=People, o=hp.com"
will try to bind to the directory on server myhost as Directory Manager,
prompt for the credentials, and use the entered DN to retrieve the entry
from the directory.
It will then populate a template with the retrieved information, and
collect the changes to pass to ldapmodify for execution.
NOTE Although the ldapentry tool will allow the users to modify any
information on the EDITOR window, the directory server has the final
decision on accepting the modification. If the user makes an invalid
LDIF syntax, violates the directory’s schema or does not have the
priviledge to perform the modificaiton, the ldapentry tool will report the
error after the EDITOR window is closed when it tries to update the
directory server with the information. The user will be given the option
to re-enter the EDITOR and correct the error.