How to modify multiple attributes with Ldap

(Last modified: 11Feb2003)

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goal

fact

Novell ConsoleOne

NDS Import/Export utility

ICE

symptom

Cannot change multiple attributes within one ldif record.

A single attribute can be changed.

Ice reports 0(zero) records processed.

fix

The following are examples of how to modify more than one attribute in a record. Notice the first example has a dash on its own line and that there is no second dn or change type like in example 2.

Example 1

#This LDIF file was generated by Novell's ICE and the LDIF destination handler.
version: 1

dn: cn=hduck,ou=gwsys,o=org
changetype: modify
replace: telephoneNumber
telephoneNumber: 123-4567
-
replace: employeeNumber
employeeNumber: ou812

Example 2

#This LDIF file was generated by Novell's ICE and the LDIF destination handler.
version: 1

dn: cn=hduck,ou=gwsys,o=org
changetype: modify
replace: telephoneNumber
telephoneNumber: 123-4567

dn: cn=hduck,ou=gwsys,o=organization
changetype: modify
replace: employeeNumber
employeeNumber: ou812

document

Document Title:	How to modify multiple attributes with Ldap
Document ID:	10078011
Solution ID:	NOVL85041
Creation Date:	19Dec2002
Modified Date:	11Feb2003
Novell Product Class:	NetWare Novell eDirectory

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