LDAPDELETE(1) LDAPDELETE(1)
NAME
ldapdelete - LDAP delete entry tool
SYNOPSIS
ldapdelete [-n] [-v] [-c] [-M[M]] [-d debuglevel] [-f file] [-D binddn] [-W] [-w passwd] [-y passwd-file] passwdfile]
file] [-H ldapuri] [-h ldaphost] [-P 2|3] [-p ldapport] [-O security-properties] [-U authcid]
[-R realm] [-r] [-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 arguments 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 standard 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 conjunc-tion conjunction
tion with -v.
-v Use verbose mode, with many diagnostics written to standard output.
-c Continuous operation mode. Errors are reported, but ldapdelete will continue with dele-tions. deletions.
tions. 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 DNs from file, one per line, performing an LDAP delete for each.
-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 com-mand command
mand line.
-w passwd
Use passwd as the password for simple authentication.
-y passwdfile
Use complete contents of passwdfile as the password for simple authentication.
-H ldapuri
Specify URI(s) referring to the ldap server(s); only the protocol/host/port fields are
allowed; a list of URI, separated by whitespace or commas is expected.
-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.
-R realm
Specify the realm of authentication ID for SASL bind. The form of the realm depends on the
actual SASL mechanism used.
-X authzid
Specify the requested authorization ID for SASL bind. authzid must be one of the following
formats: dn:<distinguished name> or u:<username>
-Y mech
Specify the SASL mechanism to be used for authentication. 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 "cn=Delete Me,dc=example,dc=com". 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 mes-sage message
sage being written to standard error.
SEE ALSO
ldap.conf(5), ldapadd(1), ldapmodify(1), ldapmodrdn(1), ldapsearch(1), ldap(3), ldap_delete(3)
AUTHOR
The OpenLDAP Project <http://www.openldap.org/
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OpenLDAP is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project (http://www.openldap.org/) OpenLDAP is
derived from University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
OpenLDAP 2.3.27 2006/08/19 LDAPDELETE(1)
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