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. +