Re: Trying to get "changetype: moddn" to work

[Pierangelo Masarati <ando@sys-net.it>]

Dave Horsfall wrote:
> OpenLDAP 2.3.32.
> 
> ldapmodify -v ... << EOF
> dn: cn=dhtest,dc=coreng,dc=com,dc=au
> changetype: moddn
> newrdn: cn=dhtest1
> deleteoldrdn: 0
> EOF
> 
> generates:
> 
> ldap_initialize( ldap://xxx... )
> Enter LDAP Password: 
> modifying rdn of entry "cn=dhtest,dc=coreng,dc=com,dc=au"
>         new RDN: "cn=dhtest1" (keep existing values)
> rename completed
> ldap_rename: No such object (32)
>         matched DN: dc=coreng,dc=com,dc=au
> 
> Is this a supported operation?

It's been supported since ever.  Many tests actually verify it any time
you "make tests".

> Similarly, keeping the RDN but moving it to a new hierarchy with:
> 
> ldapmodify -v ... << EOF
> dn: cn=dhtest,dc=coreng,dc=com,dc=au
> changetype: moddn
> newrdn: cn=dhtest
> deleteoldrdn: 1
> newsuperior: ou=systems,dc=coreng,dc=com,dc=au
> EOF
> 
> generates:
> 
> ldap_initialize( ldap://xxx... )
> Enter LDAP Password: 
> modifying rdn of entry "cn=dhtest,dc=coreng,dc=com,dc=au"
>         new RDN: "cn=dhtest" (do not keep existing values)
> rename completed
> ldap_rename: No such object (32)
>         matched DN: dc=coreng,dc=com,dc=au

This is telling you "cn=dhtest,dc=coreng,dc=com,dc=au" does not exist.
Can you verify its existence?  And provide some server-side logging as well?

p.



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