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Modifying an attribute from the command line

Steps

  1. To locate a specific entry, run the ldapsearch tool.

    Example:

$ 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)"

  1. 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

  2. Process the request:

    Choose from:

    • For Unix EOF escape sequence, enter ctrl+d twice.

    • For Windows, enter ctrl+z.