Re: Rename DN ?

On Fri, 16 Sep 2011, Tim Watts wrote:

Quick question if I may:

Is it possible to rename a DN,

Yes, it's possible to modify the DN of an entry.

eg this LDIF file:

dn: cn=Fred,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com changetype: modify replace: dn dn: cn=Fred,ou=people,ou=external,dc=example,dc=com

...but not with that LDIF.

I tried that, and ldapmodify does not seem to like it :(

Right, because 'dn' isn't an attribute. LDIF has a different syntax for doing modrdn operations. This was discussed on this very list just over a week ago, on the 12th or so. Check the archives for the thread with Subject "Change a user dn".

Or read the LDIF and LDAP protocol RFCs (rfc2849 and rfc4511), or the ldapmodrdn manpage.

Philip