Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

Parameter Name Description

distinguished name specified in the -D

parameter.

-h Specifies the name of the host on which the

server is running.

-p Specifies the port number that the server

uses.

Table 2.4. ldapdelete Parameters Used for Deleting Entries

For full information on ldapdelete parameters, see the Directory Server Configuration,

Command, and File Reference.

2.6. Using Special Characters

When using the Directory Server command-line client tools, you may need to specify values that

contain characters that have special meaning to the command-line interpreter, such as space (

), asterisk (*), or 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 utility, use either single or double quotation marks; see your

operating system documentation for more information.

Additionally, if a DN contains commas, you must escape the commas with a backslash (\). For

example:

-D "cn=Patricia Fuentes,ou=people,o=example.com Bolivia\,S.A."

To delete user Patricia Fuentes from the example.com Bolivia, S.A. tree, use the following

command:

ldapdelete -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w King-Pin -h cyclops -p 845

"cn=Patricia

Fuentes,ou=People,o=example.com Bolivia\,S.A."

3. Tracking Modifications to Directory Entries

You can configure the server to maintain special attributes for newly created or modified entries:

• creatorsName. The distinguished name of the person who initially created the entry.

Using Special Characters