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Conference forty2::x500

Title:X.500 Directory Services
Notice:Sprt: FORTY2::X500_SUPPORT, Kits: 216.*, try dir/titl=OFFICIAL
Moderator:FORTY2::PULLEN
Created:Tue Jan 30 1990
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1016
Total number of notes:4299

983.0. "Modify Distinguished name ?" by BACHUS::COLLART (Li p'ti fouineu - Dtn 856-8796) Thu Mar 13 1997 13:51




			Hello,




	A customer running v3.0 is asking how he can modify a distinguished
	name using DXIM.

	He said he cannot find any info on how to do (and I am not X500
	specialist as well). He said also that this should exists as v3.0
	is base on 1993 specs.

	I found on the first page of the SPD that "Modify Entry" and 
	"Modify RDN" are supported. Isn't it done with a "select" followed 
	by a "modify" in DXIM or do I misunderstand the customer's question ?


					Thanks for light

					Eric Collart
					MCS Brussels
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983.1a-107.tunnel.crl.dec.com::FORTY2::PALKAAndrew Palka Altavista DirectoryThu Mar 13 1997 15:3820
The command is

dxim> rename <old name> to <new rdn>

This performs a DAP 'modify RDN' operation. I.e. you can only
change the last RDN of the name.

E.g.
dxim> rename /o=digital/ou=reo/cn=fred to cn=joe

The select command would only be used if you wanted to search
for the entries to be modified first.

E.g.
dxim> select /o=digital where cn=fred
dxim> rename selected to cn=joe
This example would rename ALL entries with cn=fred to have
the last rdn cn=joe.

Andrew
983.2More than last RDN ?BRSSWS::COLLARTLi p&#039;ti fouineu - Dtn 856-8796Fri Mar 21 1997 13:2629
>
>dxim> rename <old name> to <new rdn>
>
>This performs a DAP 'modify RDN' operation. I.e. you can only
>change the last RDN of the name.
>



		Hello,



	The customer says that 1993 standard compliant X500 should be able

	to modify distiguished name and not only the last RDN.

	Is it true ? Can v3.0 do that ?

	If not, will it be implemented in a future release and when.


					Thanks for help


					Eric Collart
					MCS Brussels

PS: sorry if the question is silly but I am not a x500 specialist
983.3a-105.tunnel.crl.dec.com::FORTY2::PALKAAndrew Palka Altavista DirectoryFri Mar 21 1997 14:3414
We don't support the modify DN operation, only modify RDN. This is
one of the 1993 features that we haven't implemented yet.

Currently the only way to do a modify DN is to dump the data into a
sequential file and reload it. The commands to do this are given as
an example in the help file. See 'help multiple_entry_management'
in dxim (character cell interface).

If you want it supported you should make your needs known to
product management. This feature is not currently planned to be
added. It's not especially difficult to do, but is not high up
the priority list.

Andrew
983.4Thanks for quick supportBRSSWS::COLLARTLi p&#039;ti fouineu - Dtn 856-8796Fri Mar 21 1997 16:1030
>We don't support the modify DN operation, only modify RDN. This is
>one of the 1993 features that we haven't implemented yet.
>
>Currently the only way to do a modify DN is to dump the data into a
>sequential file and reload it. The commands to do this are given as
>an example in the help file. See 'help multiple_entry_management'
>in dxim (character cell interface).
>
>If you want it supported you should make your needs known to
>product management. This feature is not currently planned to be
>added. It's not especially difficult to do, but is not high up
>the priority list.
>


			Hello Andrew,



	Thanks for your quick and precise reply !


	That's support !


				Thanks

				Eric Collart
				MCS Brussels