Hi,
I've done subtree deletion sometimes by sorting based on DN length. Delete
longest DNs first and it's certain that they are the leafs. The whole thing
can be done in a one-liner.
-Joona
On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Chun Tat David Chu <
beyonddc.storage(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi group,
I figured out how to sort in descending order using ldapsearch.
By default, it will always sort in ascending order. If I need to sort in
descending then I need to add a "-" prefix before my attribute name. (e.g.
-S -createtimestamp).
In addition, I can only get the descending search work only if I specify
the sorting to be done by the server by passing the "-x" flag.
I still have the question about what is the best way to delete a hierarchy
tree using command line utility provided by Fedora-DS package.
My current plan is to do a ldapsearch with subtree scope and sort the
createtimestamp attribute in descending order. Then take the output and run
it with ldapdelete.
Thanks!
David
On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Chun Tat David Chu <
beyonddc.storage(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi group,
>
> I've a question about deleting the hierarchy tree using the Fedora DS
> provided command line utilities (e.g. ldapdelete, ldapsearch, ldapmodify and
> etc).
>
> Originally, I'm using the "ldapdelete" command from the
openldapclient
> package with the "-r" flag to do recursive delete on the hierarchy tree,
but
> I want to know if there's anyway I can achieve the same effect by using
> command line utilities from the Fedora DS package.
>
> My original thought is to use ldapsearch, set it to return only the "dn"
> attribute and sorted by "createtimestamp" attribute. Then use the
returned
> result and run the ldapdelete command. Assuming a child entry must have a
> later "createtimestamp" then parent entry. However, the result returned
> back from ldapsearch is in ascending order of the "createtimestamp"
> attribute.
>
> Is there a way to tell the ldapsearch command to sort returned result in
> descending order? or
> Is there a more efficient way to delete a hierarchy tree through command
> line?
>
> Thanks!
>
> David
>
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