ldbedit

Name

ldbedit — Edit LDB databases using your preferred editor

Synopsis

ldbedit [-?] [--usage] [-s base|one|sub] [-b basedn] [-a] [-e editor] [-H LDB-URL] [expression] [attributes...]

DESCRIPTION

ldbedit is a utility that allows you to edit LDB entries (in - tdb files, sqlite files or LDAP servers) using your preferred editor. - ldbedit generates an LDIF file based on your query, allows you to edit - the LDIF, and then merges that LDIF back into the LDB backend. -

OPTIONS

-?, --help: - Show list of available options, and a phrase describing what that option - does. -
--usage: - Show list of available options. This is similar to the help option, - however it does not provide any description, and is hence shorter. -
-H <ldb-url>: - LDB URL to connect to. For a tdb database, - this will be of the form - tdb://filename. - For a LDAP connection over unix domain - sockets, this will be of the form - ldapi://socket. For - a (potentially remote) LDAP connection over - TCP, this will be of the form - ldap://hostname. For - an SQLite database, this will be of the form - sqlite://filename. -
-s one|sub|base: Search scope to use. One-level, subtree or base.
-a, -all: Edit all records. This allows you to - apply the same change to a number of records - at once. You probably want to combine this - with an expression of the form - "objectclass=*". -
-e editor, --editor editor: Specify the editor that should be used (overrides - the VISUAL and EDITOR environment - variables). If this option is not used, and - neither VISUAL nor EDITOR environment variables - are set, then the vi editor will be used. -
-b basedn: Specify Base Distinguished Name to use.
-v, --verbose: Make ldbedit more verbose about the - operations that are being performed. Without - this option, ldbedit will only provide a - summary change line. -

ENVIRONMENT

LDB_URL: LDB URL to connect to. This can be - overridden by using the -H command-line option.) -
VISUAL and EDITOR: - Environment variables used to determine what - editor to use. VISUAL takes precedence over - EDITOR, and both are overridden by the - -e command-line option. -

VERSION

This man page is correct for version 4.0 of the Samba suite.

AUTHOR

- ldb was written by - Andrew Tridgell. -

- If you wish to report a problem or make a suggestion then please see - the http://ldb.samba.org/ web site for - current contact and maintainer information. -

- This manpage was written by Jelmer Vernooij and updated - by Brad Hards. -