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Is there a way to do one of the following in an LDIF file?

  • Ignore error (attr not found) when trying to delete an attribute

Or:

  • If attribute exists, modify it
  • If it doesn't exist, add it
user1844882
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The right way to do this is simply using the replace action

dn: ...
changetype: modify
replace: attributeName
attributeName: xxx
user1844882
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ldapmodify has a -c flag:

-c         continuous operation mode (do not stop on errors)

... which I guess should take care of your first point.

nickgrim
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  • Oddly, using -c doesn't seem to do anything. According to the man page this is exactly what I want. Excellent answer... if it worked. I tested and confirmed ldapmodify works fine if I remove the delete: of the non-existent attribute and errors (16) with or without -c otherwise. – user1844882 Jan 21 '13 at 17:40
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    Solved: Problem was that it has to be done in completely separate *entries* in the LDIF -- one entry for the delete, then another separate entry for successive actions such as add. – user1844882 Jan 21 '13 at 21:34
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dn: ...
changetype: modify
add: attributeName
attributeName: xxx
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delete: attributeName 
attributeName: value
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delete: attributeOther

May also work for you. This allows multiple operations while listing the DN once.

joseph sullivan
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