HP-UX Reference (11i v3 07/02) - 1 User Commands A-M (vol 1)

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ldapentry(1) ldapentry(1)
one Search only the immediate children of the entry specified in the
-b option. Only the
children is searched, the actual entry specified in the
-b option is not searched.
sub Search the entry specified in the
-b option and all of its descendants. Perform a sub-
tree search starting at the point identified in the
-b option.
This is the default.
-v Displays verbose information.
Templates
The add function of ldapentry will open an entry from the template file in
/etc/opt/ldapux/ldapentry.templates
for the user to edit and add to the directory. The tem-
plate can be customized and variable references will be defined by
ldapentry on execution, if available.
Security Restriction
The LDAP administrator password is a required parameter, but for security reasons, it may not be specified
on the command line. It will be prompted for or may be specified in an environment variable, described in
Configuration Variables section below.
When adding, any sensitive information (such as
userpassword:
) will be prompted for with hidden
input after the editor is closed. However, the
modify function requires that the user enter everything
within the editor (where it will be unsecured clear-text.)
EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
The ldapentry command also accepts options through environment variables, configuration files, and
the LDAP configuration profile.
Configuration Variables
For ldapentry , configuration variables may be specified in the following locations (in order of pre-
cedence):
1. Local environment variables.
2. Local user rc configuration file (˜/.ux_ldap_admin_rc
).
3. Global configuration file (
/etc/opt/ldapux/client_admin.conf
).
ldapentry will also discover configuration parameter defaults from the directory configuration profile
created by the LDAP-UX setup program, /opt/ldapux/config/setup
.
Environment variables override configuration parameters in the users
rc file. The rc file overrides the
global configuration file. The global configuration file overrides parameters from the configuration profile
stored in the directory.
Example:
With the following definition in these configuration files:
~/.ux_ldap_admin_rc LDAP_HOST=my.host.com
/etc/opt/ldapux/client_admin.conf LDAP_HOST=your.host.com
ldapentry
will only use LDAP_HOST=my.host.com.
Environment Variables
The following variables may be specified as shell environment variables or in either of the above two
configuration files.
EDITOR Name of the editor that will be used when you do an add or modify (defaults to the vi
editor.)
INSERT_BASE This DN specifies to ldapentry where to insert new entries. This value will default
to LDAP_BASEDN or a default defined by the configuration profile. INSERT_BASE
is only used when adding entries.
LDAP_BASEDN The DN of the search base which specifies where ldapentry starts looking from for
the entry. If this variable has been defined, but LDAP_SCOPE was not, then
LDAP_SCOPE defaults to sub.
LDAP_BINDCRED The password for the above privileged LDAP user.
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