Chapter 2. Creating Directory Entries

2.1. Managing Entries from the Directory Console

2.1.1. Creating a Root Entry
2.1.2. Creating Directory Entries
2.1.3. Modifying Directory Entries
2.1.4. Deleting Directory Entries

2.2. Managing Entries from the Command-Line

2.2.1. Providing Input from the Command-Line
2.2.2. Creating a Root Entry from the Command-Line
2.2.3. Adding Entries Using LDIF
2.2.4. Adding and Modifying Entries Using ldapmodify
2.2.5. Deleting Entries Using ldapdelete
2.2.6. Using Special Characters

2.3. Tracking Modifications to Directory Entries

2.4. LDIF Update Statements

2.4.1. Adding an Entry Using LDIF
2.4.2. Renaming an Entry Using LDIF
2.4.3. Modifying an Entry Using LDIF
2.4.4. Deleting an Entry Using LDIF
2.4.5. Modifying an Entry in an Internationalized Directory

2.5. Maintaining Referential Integrity

2.5.1. How Referential Integrity Works
2.5.2. Using Referential Integrity with Replication
2.5.3. Enabling/Disabling Referential Integrity
2.5.4. Modifying the Update Interval
2.5.5. Modifying the Attribute List

This chapter discusses how to use the Directory Server Console and the ldapmodify and ldapdelete command-line utilities to modify the contents of your directory.

Entries stored in Active Directory can be added to the Directory Server through Windows Sync; see Chapter 19, Synchronizing Red Hat Directory Server with Microsoft Active Directory for more information on adding or modifying synchronized entries through Windows User Sync.

^[1] The LDAP tools referenced in this guide are Mozilla LDAP, installed with Directory Server in the /usr/lib/mozldap directory on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 i386; directories for other platforms are listed in Section 1.2, “LDAP Tool Locations”. However, Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems also include LDAP tools from OpenLDAP. It is possible to use the OpenLDAP commands as shown in the examples, but you must use the -x argument to disable SASL and allow simple authentication.