Was away from scene for a while... BTW thanks Graham...I have been able to successfully import entire data from LDIF file using Net::LDAP::LDIF module...
Thanks once again... Cheers, Parag On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Graham Barr <gb...@pobox.com> wrote: > > On Oct 4, 2009, at 7:51 AM, Parag Kalra wrote: > > Hi Friends, >> >> I guess we all know that using ldif files we can add or modify the >> directory >> contents using OpenLDAP command line applications as shown below: >> E.G: ldapadd -v -x -D "cn=admin,dc=nodomain" -H ldap://192.168.1.31:389 >> *-f >> add_org.ldif* -W >> >> Now "Net::LDAP' provides "add" method which takes the attributes to be >> added. It also provides "modify" method along with many other useful >> methods. >> >> I was refering the documentation ( >> http://search.cpan.org/~gbarr/perl-ldap/lib/Net/LDAP.pod<http://search.cpan.org/%7Egbarr/perl-ldap/lib/Net/LDAP.pod>) >> and I couldn't >> find a way to provide a ldif file as an input parameter to the methods >> like >> "add" or "modify". >> >> I just wanted to know if it is possible provide "ldif" files as an input >> parameter to various functions of Net::LDAP (just as we can do with the >> command "ldapadd") >> >> If no then I guess we have to use Net::LDAP::LDIF. >> > > well thats what Net::LDAP::LDIF is for. > > If you are familiar with the ldifadd command then you probably know there > is also a > command ldifmodify. > > Net::LDAP::LDIF can read these change descriptions and apply thenGraham. > >
