ldapdelete

 

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 LDAPDELETE(1)                                       LDAPDELETE(1)
 
 
 
NAME
        ldapdelete - LDAP delete entry tool
 
SYNOPSIS
        ldapdelete  [-n]  [-v]  [-k]  [-K]  [-c] [-M[M]] [-d debu­
        glevel] [-f file] [-D binddn]  [-W]  [-w passwd]  [-H lda­
        puri]  [-h ldaphost]  [-P 2|3] [-p ldapport] [-O security-
        properties]  [-U authcid]  [-x]  [-I]  [-Q]   [-X authzid]
        [-Y mech] [-Z[Z]] [dn]...
 
DESCRIPTION
        ldapdelete   is   a   shell-accessible  interface  to  the
        ldap_delete(3) library call.
 
        ldapdelete opens a connection to an  LDAP  server,  binds,
        and  deletes one or more entries.  If one or more DN argu­
        ments are provided, entries with those Distinguished Names
        are  deleted.  Each DN should be provided using the LDAPv3
        string representation as defined in RFC 2253.   If  no  dn
        arguments  are  provided, a list of DNs is read from stan­
        dard input (or from file if the -f flag is used).
 
OPTIONS
        -n     Show what would be done, but don't actually  delete
               entries.   Useful for debugging in conjunction with
               -v.
 
        -v     Use verbose mode, with many diagnostics written  to
               standard output.
 
        -k     Use  Kerberos  IV  authentication instead of simple
               authentication.  It is  assumed  that  you  already
               have  a  valid  ticket granting ticket. This option
               only has effect if ldapdelete is compiled with Ker­
               beros support.
 
        -K     Same as -k, but only does step 1 of the Kerberos IV
               bind.  This is useful when connecting  to  a  slapd
               and  there  is no x500dsa.hostname principal regis­
               tered with your Kerberos Domain Controller(s).
 
        -c     Continuous operation mode.  Errors  are   reported,
               but  ldapdelete  will   continue   with  deletions.
               The default is to exit after reporting an error.
 
        -M[M]  Enable manage DSA IT control.   -MM  makes  control
               critical.
 
        -d debuglevel
               Set   the   LDAP  debugging  level  to  debuglevel.
               ldapdelete must be compiled with LDAP_DEBUG defined
               for this option to have any effect.
 
        -f file
               Read  a  series  of lines from file, performing one
               LDAP search for each line.  In this case, the  fil­
               ter  given on the command line is treated as a pat­
               tern where the first occurrence of %s  is  replaced
               with a line from file.
 
        -x     Use simple authentication instead of SASL.
 
        -D binddn
               Use  the  Distinguished  Name binddn to bind to the
               LDAP directory.
 
        -W     Prompt for simple  authentication.   This  is  used
               instead  of  specifying the password on the command
               line.
 
        -w passwd
               Use passwd as the password for  simple  authentica­
               tion.
 
        -H ldapuri
               Specify URI(s) referring to the ldap server(s).
 
        -h ldaphost
               Specify  an alternate host on which the ldap server
               is running.  Deprecated in favor of -H.
 
        -p ldapport
               Specify an alternate TCP port where the ldap server
               is listening.  Deprecated in favor of -H.
 
        -P 2|3 Specify the LDAP protocol version to use.
 
        -r     Do a recursive delete.  If the DN specified isn't a
               leaf, its children,  and  all  their  children  are
               deleted down the tree.  No verification is done, so
               if you add this  switch,  ldapdelete  will  happily
               delete large portions of your tree.  Use with care.
 
        -O security-properties
               Specify SASL security properties.
 
        -I     Enable  SASL  Interactive  mode.   Always   prompt.
               Default is to prompt only as needed.
 
        -Q     Enable SASL Quiet mode.  Never prompt.
 
        -U authcid
               Specify  the  authentication  ID for SASL bind. The
               form of the identity depends  on  the  actual  SASL
               mechanism used.
 
        -X authzid
               Specify  the  requested  authorization  ID for SASL
               bind.  authzid must be one of  the  following  for­
               mats: dn:<distinguished name> or u:<username>
 
        -Y mech
               Specify the SASL mechanism to be used for authenti­
               cation. If it's not  specified,  the  program  will
               choose the best mechanism the server knows.
 
        -Z[Z]  Issue  StartTLS  Transport Layer(Security) extended
               operation. If you use -ZZ, the command will require
               the operation to be successful.
 
 EXAMPLE
        The following command:
 
            ldapdelete "cn=Delete Me, dc=example, dc=com"
 
        will  attempt  to  delete  the entry named with commonName
        "Delete Me" directly below the "dc=example, dc=com" entry.
        Of  course  it  would  probably  be  necessary  to  supply
        authentication credentials.
 
 DIAGNOSTICS
        Exit status is 0 if no errors occur.  Errors result  in  a
        non-zero  exit status and a diagnostic message being writ­
        ten to standard error.
 
SEE ALSO
        ldap.conf(5),  ldapadd(1),  ldapmodify(1),  ldapmodrdn(1),
        ldapsearch(1), ldap(3), ldap_delete(3)
 
 BUGS
        There  is  no  interactive mode, but there probably should
        be.
 
AUTHOR
        The OpenLDAP Project <http://www.openldap.org/>
 
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
        OpenLDAP is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP  Pro­
        ject (http://www.openldap.org/).  OpenLDAP is derived from
        University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
 
 
 
 OpenLDAP 2.0.23-Release   20 August 2001            LDAPDELETE(1)

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