Changing An Attribute Value Using Ldif - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.0 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

Chapter 2. Creating Directory Entries
changetype: modify
add: jpegphoto
jpegphoto: /path/to/photo
You can also add a jpeg photograph to the directory using the following standard LDIF notation:
jpegphoto: < file:/path/to/photo
Using the standard notation means that the -b parameter does not need to be used withldapmodify.
However, you must add version:1 to the beginning of the LDIF file or with LDIF update statements.
For example:
ldapmodify -D userDN -w user_password
version: 1
dn: cn=Barney Fife,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
changetype: modify
add: userCertificate
userCertificate;binary:< file: BarneysCert
NOTE
Standard LDIF notation can only be used with the ldapmodify command, not with other
command-line utilities.

2.4.3.2. Changing an Attribute Value Using LDIF

changetype: modify with the replace operation changes all values of an attribute in an entry. For
example, the following LDIF update statement changes Barney's manager from Sally Nixon to Wally
Hensford:
dn: cn=Barney Fife,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
changetype: modify
replace: manager
manager: cn=Wally Hensford, ou=People, dc=example,dc=com
If the entry has multiple instances of the attribute, then to change one of the attribute values, you must
delete the attribute value first and then add the replacement value. For example, this entry has two
telephone nubmers:
cn=Barney Fife,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
cn: Barney Fife
sn: Fife
telephonenumber: 555-1212
telephonenumber: 555-6789
To change the telephone number 555-1212 to 555-4321, use the following LDIF update statement:
dn: cn=Barney Fife,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
changetype: modify
delete: telephonenumber
telephonenumber: 555-1212
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