3.5. Deleting an Entry

Deleting an entry removes the entry from the directory.

Note

You can only delete entries that have no child entries. For example, you cannot delete the ou=People,dc=example,dc=com entry, if the uid=user,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com entry still exists.

3.5.1. Deleting an Entry Using ldapdelete

The ldapdelete utility enables you to delete one or multiple entries. For example, to delete the uid=user,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com entry: 
# ldapdelete -D "cn=Directory Manager" -W -p 389 -h server.example.com -x "uid=user,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com"
To delete multiple entries in one operation, append them to the command. For example: 
# ldapdelete -D "cn=Directory Manager" -W -p 389 -h server.example.com -x \
     "uid=user1,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" \
     "uid=user2,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com"
For further details on the parameters used, see the ldapdelete(1) man page.

3.5.2. Deleting an Entry Using ldapmodify

To delete an entry using the ldapmodify utility, use the changetype: delete operation. For example, to delete the uid=user,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com entry: 
# ldapmodify -D "cn=Directory Manager" -W -p 389 -h server.example.com -x

dn: uid=user,dc=people,dc=example,dc=com
changetype: delete