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LDAPMODRDN(1) General Commands Manual LDAPMODRDN(1)
ldapmodrdn - LDAP rename entry tool
ldapmodrdn [-V[V]] [-d debuglevel] [-n] [-v] [-r] [-s newsup] [-c]
[-f file] [-M[M]] [-x] [-D binddn] [-W] [-w passwd]
[-y passwdfile] [-H ldapuri] [-P {2|3}] [-e [!]ext[=extparam]]
[-E [!]ext[=extparam]] [-o opt[=optparam]] [-O security-
properties] [-I] [-Q] [-N] [-U authcid] [-R realm] [-X authzid]
[-Y mech] [-Z[Z]] [dn rdn]
ldapmodrdn is a shell-accessible interface to the ldap_rename(3)
library call.
ldapmodrdn opens a connection to an LDAP server, binds, and
modifies the RDN of entries. The entry information is read from
standard input, from file through the use of the -f option, or
from the command-line pair dn and rdn.
-V[V] Print version info. If -VV is given, only the version
information is printed.
-d debuglevel
Set the LDAP debugging level to debuglevel. ldapmodrdn
must be compiled with LDAP_DEBUG defined for this option to
have any effect.
-n Show what would be done, but don't actually change entries.
Useful for debugging in conjunction with -v.
-v Use verbose mode, with many diagnostics written to standard
output.
-r Remove old RDN values from the entry. Default is to keep
old values.
-s newsup
Specify a new superior entry. (I.e., move the target entry
and make it a child of the new superior.) This option is
not supported in LDAPv2.
-c Continuous operation mode. Errors are reported, but
ldapmodrdn will continue with modifications. The
default is to exit after reporting an error.
-f file
Read the entry modification information from file instead
of from standard input or the command-line.
-M[M] Enable manage DSA IT control. -MM makes control critical.
-x Use simple authentication instead of SASL.
-D binddn
Use the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the LDAP
directory. For SASL binds, the server is expected to
ignore this value.
-W Prompt for simple authentication. This is used instead of
specifying the password on the command line.
-w passwd
Use passwd as the password for simple authentication.
-y passwdfile
Use complete contents of passwdfile as the password for
simple authentication.
-H ldapuri
Specify URI(s) referring to the ldap server(s); only the
protocol/host/port fields are allowed; a list of URI,
separated by whitespace or commas is expected.
-P {2|3}
Specify the LDAP protocol version to use.
-e [!]ext[=extparam]
-E [!]ext[=extparam]
Specify general extensions with -e and modrdn extensions
with -E. ´!´ indicates criticality.
General extensions:
[!]assert=<filter> (an RFC 4515 Filter)
!authzid=<authzid> ("dn:<dn>" or "u:<user>")
[!]bauthzid (RFC 3829 authzid control)
[!]chaining[=<resolve>[/<cont>]]
[!]manageDSAit
[!]noop
ppolicy
[!]postread[=<attrs>] (a comma-separated attribute list)
[!]preread[=<attrs>] (a comma-separated attribute list)
[!]relax
sessiontracking[=<username>]
abandon,cancel,ignore (SIGINT sends abandon/cancel,
or ignores response; if critical, doesn't wait for SIGINT.
not really controls)
Modrdn extensions:
(none)
-o opt[=optparam]
Specify any ldap.conf(5) option or one of the following:
nettimeout=<timeout> (in seconds, or "none" or "max")
ldif_wrap=<width> (in columns, or "no" for no wrapping)
-O security-properties
Specify SASL security properties.
-I Enable SASL Interactive mode. Always prompt. Default is
to prompt only as needed.
-Q Enable SASL Quiet mode. Never prompt.
-N Do not use reverse DNS to canonicalize SASL host name.
-U authcid
Specify the authentication ID for SASL bind. The form of
the ID depends on the actual SASL mechanism used.
-R realm
Specify the realm of authentication ID for SASL bind. The
form of the realm depends on the actual SASL mechanism
used.
-X authzid
Specify the requested authorization ID for SASL bind.
authzid must be one of the following formats:
dn:<distinguished name> or u:<username>
-Y mech
Specify the SASL mechanism to be used for authentication.
If it's not specified, the program will choose the best
mechanism the server knows.
-Z[Z] Issue StartTLS (Transport Layer Security) extended
operation. If you use -ZZ, the command will require the
operation to be successful.
If the command-line arguments dn and rdn are given, rdn will
replace the RDN of the entry specified by the DN, dn.
Otherwise, the contents of file (or standard input if no -f flag
is given) should consist of one or more entries.
Distinguished Name (DN)
Relative Distinguished Name (RDN)
One or more blank lines may be used to separate each DN/RDN pair.
Assuming that the file /tmp/entrymods exists and has the contents:
cn=Modify Me,dc=example,dc=com
cn=The New Me
the command:
ldapmodrdn -r -f /tmp/entrymods
will change the RDN of the "Modify Me" entry from "Modify Me" to
"The New Me" and the old cn, "Modify Me" will be removed.
Exit status is 0 if no errors occur. Errors result in a non-zero
exit status and a diagnostic message being written to standard
error.
ldapadd(1), ldapdelete(1), ldapmodify(1), ldapsearch(1),
ldap.conf(5), ldap(3), ldap_rename(3)
The OpenLDAP Project <http://www.openldap.org/>
OpenLDAP Software is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP
Project <http://www.openldap.org/>. OpenLDAP Software is derived
from the University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
This page is part of the OpenLDAP (an open source implementation
of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) project.
Information about the project can be found at
⟨http://www.openldap.org/⟩. If you have a bug report for this
manual page, see ⟨http://www.openldap.org/its/⟩. This page was
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⟨https://git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap.git⟩ on 2025-08-11.
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Pages that refer to this page: ldapdelete(1), ldapmodify(1), ldapsearch(1)
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