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Chapter 61. Parameters for the Modify RDN Function
The following table lists the parameters in the parameter block passed to the database modify RDN function. If you are writing a pre-operation, database, or post-operation modify RDN function, you can get these values by calling the slapi_pblock_get() function.
| Parameter ID | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
SLAPI_MODRDN_TARGET | char * | DN of the entry that you want to rename. |
SLAPI_MODRDN_NEWRDN | char * | New RDN to assign to the entry. |
SLAPI_MODRDN_DELOLDRDN | int | Specifies whether you want to deleted the old RDN. 0 means do not delete the old RDN; 1 means delete the old RDN. |
SLAPI_MODRDN_NEWSUPERIOR | char * | DN of the new parent of the entry, if the entry is being moved to a new location in the directory tree. |
SLAPI_MODRDN_EXISING_ENTRY | Slapi_Entry * | Internal only; used by the multi-master replication update resolution code. If the destination RDN of the modrdn already exists, this is that entry. |
SLAPI_MODRDN_PARENT_ENTRY | Slapi_Entry * | Internal use only; used by the multi-master replication update resolution procedure code. This is the parent entry. |
SLAPI_MODRDN_NEWPARENT_ENTRY | Slapi_Entry * | Internal only; used by the multi-master replication update resolution procedure code. This is the new parent entry. |
SLAPI_MODRDN_TARGET_ENTRY | Slapi_Entry * | Internal only; used by the multi-master replication update resolution procedure code. |
SLAPI_MODRDN_NEWSUPERIOR_ADDRESS | void * | Internal only; used by the multi-master replication update resolution procedure code. |
See Section 7.8, “Processing an LDAP Modify RDN Operation”, for more information on these parameters.

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