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
