failure when trying to delete an entry found - openldap-technical

5 Jun 2025


      Hi!
Trying to delete the result of an LDAP search, I have a problem:
Using
ldapsearch -Q -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -b "dc=services,dc=net,$DIT_BASE" \
           -s one -z $SIZE_LIMIT '(objectClass=ipService)' dn |
awk '
/^dn: / {
#      sub(/^dn: /, "");
      print;
}
' |
ldapdelete -v -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:///
I get "deleting entry "dn: cn=1ci-smcs@3091/tcp,dc=services,dc=net,..."
ldap_delete: Invalid DN syntax (34)
        additional info: invalid DN"
And when I remove the "dn " in front I get
"ldap_delete: Server is unwilling to perform (53)
        additional info: no global superior knowledge"
What do I miss?
Kind regards,
Ulrich Windl