Table 2-4 Description Of Ldapdelete Parameters Used For Deleting Entries; Using Special Characters - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.02 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

• You have created a database administrator that has the authority to modify the
entries, and whose distinguished name is
dc=example,dc=com
• The database administrator's password is
• The server is located on
• The server uses port number
To delete the entries for users Robert Jenkins and Lisa Jangles, enter the following
command:
ldapdelete -D "cn=Directory Manager,dc=example,dc=com" -w King-Pin
-h cyclops -p 845 "cn=Robert Jenkins,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com"
"cn=Lisa Jangles,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com"
The following table describes the
Table 2-4 Description of ldapdelete Parameters Used for Deleting Entries
Parameter Name
-D
-w
-h
-p
For full information on
Server Configuration, Command, and File Reference.

Using Special Characters

When using the Directory Server command-line client tools, you may need to
specify values that contain characters that have special meaning to the
command-line interpreter (such as space [ ], asterisk [*], backslash [\], and so
forth). When this situation occurs, enclose the value in quotation marks (""). For
example:
.
cyclops
.
845
ldapdelete
Description
Specifies the distinguished name with which to authenticate
to the server. The value must be a DN recognized by the
Directory Server, and it must also have the authority to
modify the entries.
Specifies the password associated with the distinguished
name specified in the -D parameter.
Specifies the name of the host on which the server is running.
Specifies the port number that the server uses.
parameters, refer to the Netscape Directory
ldapdelete
Managing Entries From the Command Line
cn=Directory Manager,
.
King-Pin
parameters used in the example:
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