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7.9. Processing an LDAP Delete Operation
When the Directory Server receives an LDAP delete request from a client, the frontend gets the DN of the entry to be removed from the directory. The frontend makes this information available to pre-operation and post-operation plug-in functions in the form of parameters in a parameter block.
Table 7.8. Table of Information Processed during an LDAP Delete Operation
| Parameter ID | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
SLAPI_DELETE_TARGET | char * | DN of the entry to delete. |
If the delete function is successful, it should return
0.

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