PingDirectory

Hard deleting a soft-deleted entry

Use this section for instructions on hard deleting a soft-deleted entry from the server when soft-deleted entries are configured as global configuration for requests or configured using a connection or request criteria.

About this task

Consider the following when hard deleting a soft-deleted entry:

Steps

  • To permanently remove a soft-deleted entry from the server, run ldapdelete on the soft-deleted entry for soft-deleted entries.

  • To hard delete a soft-deleted entry, use ldapdelete with the --useHardDelete option.

    The Hard Delete Request Control works with soft deletes. It applies when soft delete policies are in place as a means to override soft deletes requests. If soft deletes are configured, running ldapdelete with the Hard Delete Request Control, such as using the --useHardDelete option, guarantees that any entry permanently deletes.

Hard deleting a soft-deleted entry (global configuration)

About this task

Permanently remove a soft-deleted entry from the PingDirectory server.

Steps

  • To permanently remove a soft-deleted entry, run ldapdelete on the soft-deleted entry.

    Example:

    The following example assumes that you configured soft deletes as a global configuration for requests.

    $ bin/ldapdelete \
  entryUUID=4e9b7847-edcb-3791-b11b-7505f4a55af4+uid=user.1,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com

Processing DELETE request for entryUUID=4e9b7847-edcb-3791-b11b-
7505f4a55af4+uid=user.1,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
DELETE operation successful for DN entryUUID=4e9b7847-edcb-3791-b11b-
7505f4a55af4+uid=user.1,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com

    You cannot soft-delete an already soft-deleted entry. If you use the --useSoftDelete subcommand with the ldapdelete operation on a soft-deleted entry, an error message generates.DELETE operation failed. Result Code: 53 (Unwilling to Perform) Diagnostic Message: DELETE operation failed.

Hard deleting a soft-deleted entry (connection or request criteria)

About this task

Permanently remove a soft-deleted entry from the PingDirectory server.

Steps

  • To permanently remove a soft-deleted entry run ldapdelete with the --useHardDelete subcommand on the soft-deleted entry.

    Example:

    The following example assumes that you configured soft deletes using a connection or request criteria.

    $ bin/ldapdelete --useHardDelete \
  entryUUID=4e9b7847-edcb-3791-b11b-7505f4a55af4+uid=user.1,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com