HP UX LDAP-UX Integration Software manual Examples

Command and Tool Reference

LDAP Directory Tools

	Refer to the ldapentry(1) man page for more detailed information.
	Examples
	The following configuration variables are defined in the user's
	configuration file as ~/.ux_ldap_admin_rc:
	LDAP_BINDDN="cn=Directory Manager"
	LDAP_HOST=”myhost”
	The Command
	ldapentry -a passwd UserA
	will try to bind to the directory on server myhost as Directory Manager,
	prompt for the credentials, and retrieve the service search descriptor
	from the profile LDIF file based on the service name passwd. It will then
	open the template file with the editor defined by the environment
	variable EDITOR and collect the input to pass it to ldapmodify to add the
	new entry.
	The Command
	ldapentry -m "uid=UserA, ou=People, o=hp.com"
	will try to bind to the directory on server myhost as Directory Manager,
	prompt for the credentials, and use the entered DN to retrieve the entry
	from the directory.
	It will then populate a template with the retrieved information, and
	collect the changes to pass to ldapmodify for execution.
NOTE	Although the ldapentry tool will allow the users to modify any
	information on the EDITOR window, the directory server has the final
	decision on accepting the modification. If the user makes an invalid
	LDIF syntax, violates the directory’s schema or does not have the
	priviledge to perform the modificaiton, the ldapentry tool will report the
	error after the EDITOR window is closed when it tries to update the
	directory server with the information. The user will be given the option
	to re-enter the EDITOR and correct the error.

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