Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

The following example adds a jpeg photograph to the directory. To add this attribute to the

directory, use the -b parameter, which indicates that ldapmodify should read the referenced

file for binary values if the attribute value begins with a slash:

dn: cn=Barney Fife,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com

changetype: modify

add: jpegphoto

jpegphoto: /path/to/photo

You can also add a jpeg photograph to the directory using the following standard LDIF notation:

jpegphoto: < file:/path/to/photo

Using the standard notation means that the -b parameter does not need to be used

withldapmodify. However, you must add version:1 to the beginning of the LDIF file or with

LDIF update statements. For example:

ldapmodify -D userDN -w user_password

version: 1

dn: cn=Barney Fife,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com

changetype: modify

add: userCertificate

userCertificate;binary:< file: BarneysCert

NOTE

Standard LDIF notation can only be used with the ldapmodify command, not

with other command-line utilities.

4.3.2. Changing an Attribute Value Using LDIF

changetype: modify with the replace operation changes all values of an attribute in an entry.

For example, the following LDIF update statement changes Barney's manager from Sally Nixon

to Wally Hensford:

dn: cn=Barney Fife,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com

changetype: modify

replace: manager

manager: cn=Wally Hensford, ou=People, dc=example,dc=com

If the entry has multiple instances of the attribute, then to change one of the attribute values,

you must delete the attribute value first and then add the replacement value. For example, this

entry has two telephone nubmers:

Chapter 2. Creating Directory Entries