ldapdelete - LDAP delete entry tool
ldapdelete [-V[V]] [-d debuglevel]
  [-n] [-v] [-c] [-f file] [-r]
  [-z sizelimit] [-M[M]] [-x]
  [-D binddn] [-W] [-w passwd]
  [-y passwdfile] [-H ldapuri]
  [-h ldaphost] [-p ldapport]
  [-P {2|3}]
  [-e [!]ext[=extparam]]
  [-E [!]ext[=extparam]]
  [-o opt[=optparam]]
  [-O security-properties] [-I] [-Q]
  [-N] [-U authcid] [-R realm]
  [-X authzid] [-Y mech]
  [-Z[Z]] [DN [...]]
ldapdelete is a shell-accessible interface to the
  ldap_delete_ext(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
    4514. If no DN arguments are provided, a list of DNs is read from
    standard input (or from file if the -f flag is used).
  - -V[V]
- Print version info. If -VV is given, only the version information
      is printed.
- -d debuglevel
- Set the LDAP debugging level to debuglevel. ldapdelete must
      be compiled with LDAP_DEBUG defined for this option to have any
    effect.
- -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.
- -c
- Continuous operation mode. Errors are reported, but ldapdelete will
      continue with deletions. The default is to exit after reporting an
    error.
- -f file
- Read a series of DNs from file, one per line, performing an LDAP
      delete for each.
- -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.
- -z sizelimit
- Use sizelimit when searching for children DN to delete, to
      circumvent any server-side size limit. Only useful in conjunction with
      -r.
- -M[M]
- Enable manage DSA IT control. -MM makes control critical.
- -x
- Use simple authentication instead of SASL.
- -D binddn
- Use the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the LDAP directory.
      For SASL binds, the server is expected to ignore this value.
- -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); only the
      protocol/host/port fields are allowed; a list of URI, separated by
      whitespace or commas is expected.
- -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.
- -e [!]ext[=extparam]
- -E [!]ext[=extparam]
- 
    Specify general extensions with -e and delete
        extensions with -E. ´!´ indicates
        criticality. General extensions: 
  [!]assert=<filter>    (an RFC 4515 Filter)
  !authzid=<authzid>    ("dn:<dn>" or "u:<user>")
  [!]bauthzid           (RFC 3829 authzid control)
  [!]chaining[=<resolve>[/<cont>]]
  [!]manageDSAit
  [!]noop
  ppolicy
  [!]postread[=<attrs>] (a comma-separated attribute list)
  [!]preread[=<attrs>]  (a comma-separated attribute list)
  [!]relax
  sessiontracking
  abandon,cancel,ignore (SIGINT sends abandon/cancel,
  or ignores response; if critical, doesn't wait for SIGINT.
  not really controls)
    Delete extensions: 
  (none)
    
- -o opt[=optparam]
- 
    Specify general options. General options: 
  nettimeout=<timeout>  (in seconds, or "none" or "max")
  ldif-wrap=<width>     (in columns, or "no" for no wrapping)
    
- -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.
- -N
- Do not use reverse DNS to canonicalize SASL host name.
- -U authcid
- Specify the authentication ID for SASL bind. The form of the identity
      depends on the actual SASL mechanism used.
- -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 requested 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.
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.
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.
ldap.conf(5), ldapadd(1), ldapmodify(1),
  ldapmodrdn(1), ldapsearch(1), ldap(3),
  ldap_delete_ext(3)
The OpenLDAP Project <http://www.openldap.org/>
OpenLDAP Software is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project
  <http://www.openldap.org/>. OpenLDAP Software is derived from
  University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.