LDAP and Linux

LDAP Cheat Sheet

This data is placed in a file and the ldapmodify command is used to read
the file and apply the changes.



To add an entry:
Just specify the ldif


To add an OU:
dn: ou=newou,ou=parentou,o=party.com
changetype: add
ou: newou
description: newou OU
objectclass: top
objectclass: organizationalunit


To add a CN:
dn: cn=newcn,ou=thisou,ou=parentou,o=party.com
changetype: add
cn: newcn
description: newcn CN
objectclass: top
objectclass: groupofuniquenames


To change an attribute:
dn: uid=whateveruid,ou=thisou,ou=parentou,o=party.com
changetype: modify
replace: attributename
attributename: new value


To add an attribute:
dn: uid=whateveruid,ou=thisou,ou=parentou,o=party.com
changetype: add
add: attributename
attributename: new value


To remove an attribute:
dn: uid=whateveruid,ou=thisou,ou=parentou,o=party.com
changetype: delete
delete: attributename