Examples of LDIF
This is an example of a simple directory entry with several attributes, represented as a record in LDIF:
dn: cn=The Postmaster,dc=example,dc=com objectClass: organizationalRole cn: The PostmasterThis is an example of an LDIF record that modifies multiple single-valued attributes for two different directory entries (this format is used by Microsoft's LDIFDE tool):
dn: CN=John Smith,OU=Legal,DC=example,DC=com changetype: modify replace:employeeID employeeID: 1234 - replace:employeeNumber employeeNumber: 98722 - replace: extensionAttribute6 extensionAttribute6: JSmith98 - dn: CN=Jane Smith,OU=Accounting,DC=example,DC=com changetype: modify replace:employeeID employeeID: 5678 - replace:employeeNumber employeeNumber: 76543 - replace: extensionAttribute6 extensionAttribute6: JSmith14 -Note: the "-" character between each attribute change is required. Also note that each directory entry ends with a "-" followed by a blank line. The final "-" is required.
This is an example of an LDIF file that adds a telephone number to an existing user:
dn: cn=Peter Michaels, ou=Artists, l=San Francisco, c=US changetype: modify add: telephonenumber telephonenumber: +1 415 555 0002An example of LDIF containing a control:
version: 1 dn: o=testing,dc=example,dc=com control: 1.3.6.1.1.13.1 false cn changetype: add objectClass: top objectClass: organization o: testingRead more about this topic: LDAP Data Interchange Format
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