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Re: patch to add remove subtree switch to ldapdelete
At 08:02 AM 12/2/99 -0500, Gary Williams wrote:
>A few people have expressed an interest in having ldapdelete be able to
>delete a branch of the directory rather than have it complain of not
>being able to delete a non-leaf. The following patch adds a -r switch
>to have it remove a subtree. If most people think this is a good thing,
>I'll commit it.
I have no problem with this code being committed as a temporary
solution. The long term solution is to implement a Standard-track
mechanism for subtree deletion. The IETF LDAPext WG is doing some
work in this. I would love to see someone implementing subtree
delete per IETF I-D specifications.
Kurt
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Kurt D. Zeilenga <kurt@boolean.net>
Net Boolean Incorporated <http://www.boolean.net/>