LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF)

LDIF is a text-based format for describing directory service entities and their attributes. Using LDIF format you can move information from one directory to another with commands such as ldapadd and ldapmodify. The following are examples of LDIF format for each service. Use ldaplist(1) with the-l option to display the following information.

% ldaplist -l hosts myhost

hosts

dn: cn=myhost+ipHostNumber=7.7.7.115,ou=Hosts,dc=mydc,dc=mycom,dc=com
cn: myhost
iphostnumber: 7.7.7.115
objectclass: top
objectclass: device
objectclass: ipHost
description: host 1 - floor 1 - Lab a - building b

% ldaplist -l passwd user1

passwd

dn: uid=user1,ou=People,dc=mydc,dc=mycom,dc=com
uid: user1
cn: user1
userpassword: {crypt}duTx91g7PoNzE
uidnumber: 199995
gidnumber: 20
gecos: Joe Smith [New York]
homedirectory: /home/user1
loginshell: /bin/csh
objectclass: top
objectclass: shadowAccount
objectclass: account
objectclass: posixAccount

% ldaplist -l services name

services

dn: cn=name+ipServiceProtocol=udp,ou=Services,dc=mydc,dc=mycom,dc=com
cn: name
cn: nameserver
ipserviceprotocol: udp
ipserviceport: 42
objectclass: top
objectclass: ipService

% ldaplist -l group mygroup

group

dn: cn=mygroup,ou=Group,dc=mydc,dc=mycom,dc=com
cn: mygroup
gidnumber: 4441
memberuid: user1
memberuid: user2
memberuid: user3
userpassword: {crypt}duTx91g7PoNzE
objectclass: top
objectclass: posixGroup

% ldaplist -lnetgroup mynetgroup

netgroup

cn=mynetgroup,ou=netgroup,dc=central,dc=sun,dc=com objectclass=nisNetgroup
-objectclass: -top
-cn: -mynetgroup
-nisnetgrouptriple: -(user1..mydc.mycom.com,-,) nisnetgrouptriple=(user1.,-,)
-membernisnetgroup: -mylab

% ldaplist -l networks 200.20.20.0

networks

dn: ipNetworkNumber=200.20.20.0,ou=Networks,dc=mydc,dc=mycom,dc=com
cn: mynet-200-20-20
ipnetworknumber: 200.20.20.0
objectclass: top
objectclass: ipNetwork
description: my Lab Network
ipnetmasknumber: 255.255.255.0

% ldaplist -l netmasks 201.20.20.0

netmasks

dn: ipNetworkNumber=201.20.20.0,ou=Networks,dc=mydc,dc=mycom,dc=com
cn: net-201
ipnetworknumber: 201.20.20.0
objectclass: top
objectclass: ipNetwork
description: my net 201
ipnetmasknumber: 255.255.255.0

% ldaplist -l rpc ypserv

rpc

dn: cn=ypserv,ou=Rpc,dc=mydc,dc=mycom,dc=com
cn: ypserv
cn: ypprog
oncrpcnumber: 100004
objectclass: top
objectclass: oncRpc

% ldaplist -l protocols tcp

protocols

dn: cn=tcp,ou=Protocols,dc=mydc,dc=mycom,dc=com
cn: tcp
ipprotocolnumber: 6
description: transmission control protocol
objectclass: top
objectclass: ipProtocol

% ldaplist -l bootparams myhost

bootparams

dn: cn=myhost,ou=Ethers,dc=mydc,dc=mycom,dc=com
bootparameter: root=boothost:/export/a/b/c/d/e
objectclass: top
objectclass: device
objectclass: bootableDevice
cn: myhost

% ldaplist -l ethers myhost

ethers

dn: cn=myhost,ou=Ethers,dc=mydc,dc=mycom,dc=com
macaddress: 8:1:21:71:31:c1
objectclass: top
objectclass: device
objectclass: ieee802Device
cn: myhost

% ldaplist -l publickey myhost

publickey

dn: cn=myhost+ipHostNumber=200.20.20.99,ou=Hosts,dc=mydc,dc=mycom,dc=com
cn: myhost
iphostnumber: 200.20.20.99
description: Joe Smith
nispublickey: 9cc01614d929848849add28d090acdaa1c78270aeec969c9
nissecretkey: 9999999998769c999c39e7a6ed4e7afd687d4b99908b4de99
objectclass: top
objectclass: NisKeyObject
objectclass: device
objectclass: ipHost

% ldaplist -l aliases myname

aliases

dn: mail=myname,ou=aliases,dc=mydc,dc=mycom,dc=com
cn: myname
mail: myname
objectclass: top
objectclass: mailgroup
mgrprfc822mailmember: my.name