Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

are branch points in the directory tree.
For example, of the following three entries, only the last two entries can be deleted.
ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
cn=Paula Simon,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
cn=Jerry O'Connor,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
The entry that identifies the People subtree can be deleted only if there are not any entries
below it. To delete ou=People,dc=example,dc=com, you must first delete Paula Simon and
Jerry O'Connor's entries and all other entries in that subtree.
Like ldapmodify, running ldapdelete requires the DN and password to bind to the Directory
Server, the port and host of the Directory Server, and the DNs of the entries to delete. For
example:
ldapdelete -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w King-Pin -h cyclops -p 845
"cn=Robert
Jenkins,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" "cn=Lisa
Jangles,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com"
This ldapdelete example has the following values:
• The entries tp delete have the DNs cn=Robert Jenkins,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
and cn=Lisa Jangles, ou=People,dc=example,dc=com.
• The bind DN is the Directory Manager, which has permission to delete every entry in the
database, and a password of King-Pin.
• The hostname is cyclops.
• The server uses port number 845.
Table 2.4, “ldapdelete Parameters Used for Deleting Entries” describes the ldapdelete
parameters used in the example:
Parameter Name Description
-D Specifies the distinguished name with which
to authenticate to the server. The value must
be a DN recognized by the Directory Server,
and it must also have the authority to modify
the entries.
-w Specifies the password associated with the
Chapter 2. Creating Directory Entries
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