Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Configuration, Command, and File Reference

Command-Line Utilities
This chapter contains reference information on command-line utilities used with Red Hat
Directory Server (Directory Server). These command-line utilities make it easy to perform
administration tasks on the Directory Server.
1. Finding and Executing Command-Line Utilities
The ldapsearch, ldapmodify, ldapdelete, and ldappasswd command-line utilities are
provided as a separate package, called either mozldap-tools or mozldap6-tools, and the
utilities are installed in /usr/lib/mozldap or /usr/lib/mozldap6, respectively. Depending on
the package installed on the system, add the path to the PATH environment variable to use the
command-line utilities.
NOTE
For most Linux systems, OpenLDAP tools are already installed in the /usr/bin/
directory. These OpenLDAP tools are not supported for Directory Server
operations. For the best results with the Directory Server, make sure the path to
the Mozilla LDAP tools comes first in the PATH or use the full path and file name
for every LDAP operation. To use Mozilla LDAP tools, ensure that
/usr/lib/mozldap or /usr/lib/mozldap6 appears in the PATH variable before
/usr/bin.
These OpenLDAP tools can be used for Directory Server operations with certain
cautions:
• The output of the other tools may be different, so it may not look like the
examples in the documentation.
• The OpenLDAP tools require a -x argument to disable SASL so that it can be
used for a simple bind, meaning the -D and -w arguments or an anonymous
bind.
• The OpenLDAP tools' arguments for using TLS/SSL and SASL are quite
different than the Mozilla LDAP arguments. See the OpenLDAP
documentation for instructions on those arguments.
The ldif and dbscan command-line utilities are stored in the /usr/bin directory.
2. Using Special Characters
When using the ldapsearch command-line utility, it may be necessary to specify values that
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