ldapdelete(1)

     LDAPDELETE(1)            OpenLDAP 2.1.12            LDAPDELETE(1)

     NAME
          ldapdelete - LDAP delete entry tool

     SYNOPSIS
          ldapdelete [-n] [-v] [-k] [-K] [-c] [-M[M]] [-d debuglevel]
          [-f file] [-D binddn] [-W] [-w passwd] [-y passwdfile]
          [-H ldapuri] [-h ldaphost] [-P 2|3] [-p ldapport]
          [-O security-properties] [-U authcid] [-R realm] [-x] [-I]
          [-Q] [-X authzid] [-Y mech] [-Z[Z]] [dn]...

     DESCRIPTION
          ldapdelete is a shell-accessible interface to the
          ldap_delete(3) library call.

          ldapdelete opens a connection to an LDAP server, binds, and
          deletes one or more entries.  If one or more DN arguments
          are provided, entries with those Distinguished Names are
          deleted.  Each DN should be provided using the LDAPv3 string
          representation as defined in RFC 2253.  If no dn arguments
          are provided, a list of DNs is read from standard input (or
          from file if the -f flag is used).

     OPTIONS
          -n   Show what would be done, but don't actually delete
               entries.  Useful for debugging in conjunction with -v.

          -v   Use verbose mode, with many diagnostics written to
               standard output.

          -k   Use Kerberos IV authentication instead of simple
               authentication.  It is assumed that you already have a
               valid ticket granting ticket. This option only has
               effect if ldapdelete is compiled with Kerberos support.

          -K   Same as -k, but only does step 1 of the Kerberos IV
               bind.  This is useful when connecting to a slapd and
               there is no x500dsa.hostname principal registered with
               your Kerberos Domain Controller(s).

          -c   Continuous operation mode.  Errors  are  reported,  but
               ldapdelete will  continue  with  deletions.   The
               default is to exit after reporting an error.

          -M[M]
               Enable manage DSA IT control.  -MM makes control
               critical.

          -d debuglevel
               Set the LDAP debugging level to debuglevel.  ldapdelete
               must be compiled with LDAP_DEBUG defined for this
               option to have any effect.

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          -f file
               Read a series of DNs from file, one per line,
               performing an LDAP delete for each.

          -x   Use simple authentication instead of SASL.

          -D binddn
               Use the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the LDAP
               directory.

          -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).

          -h ldaphost
               Specify an alternate host on which the ldap server is
               running.  Deprecated in favor of -H.

          -p ldapport
               Specify an alternate TCP port where the ldap server is
               listening.  Deprecated in favor of -H.

          -P 2|3
               Specify the LDAP protocol version to use.

          -r   Do a recursive delete.  If the DN specified isn't a
               leaf, its children, and all their children are deleted
               down the tree.  No verification is done, so if you add
               this switch, ldapdelete will happily delete large
               portions of your tree.  Use with care.

          -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.

          -U authcid
               Specify the authentication ID for SASL bind. The form
               of the identity depends on the actual SASL mechanism
               used.

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          -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 proxy 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.

     EXAMPLE
          The following command:

              ldapdelete "cn=Delete Me,dc=example,dc=com"

          will attempt to delete the entry named "cn=Delete
          Me,dc=example,dc=com".  Of course it would probably be
          necessary to supply authentication credentials.

     DIAGNOSTICS
          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.

     SEE ALSO
          ldap.conf(5), ldapadd(1), ldapmodify(1), ldapmodrdn(1),
          ldapsearch(1), ldap(3), ldap_delete(3)

     AUTHOR
          The OpenLDAP Project <http://www.openldap.org/>

     ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
          OpenLDAP is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project
          (http://www.openldap.org/).  OpenLDAP is derived from
          University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.

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