Modifying an attribute from the command line

Steps

To locate a specific entry, run the ldapsearch tool.

$ bin/ldapsearch -h server.example.com -p 389 -D "cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com" \
  -w password -b dc=example,dc=com "(uid=user.2004)"

To change attributes from the command line, run the ldapmodify command.
1. Specify the modification using the changetype:modify directive and then specify which attributes are to be changed using the replace directive.
  
  Example:
  In this example, we change the telephone number of a specific user entry.
  
  $ bin/ldapmodify -h server.example.com -p 389 -D "cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com" \ -w password dn: uid=user.2004,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com changetype: modify replace: telephoneNumber telephoneNumber: +1 097 453 8232
Process the request:

Choose from:
- For Unix EOF escape sequence, enter ctrl+d twice.
- For Windows, enter ctrl+z.