modification
| initial entry | imported Ldif | resulting entry | Comments | Reverse LDIF |
add | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA ou: apache ou: acme corp | dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify add: ou ou: BigCompany inc. - | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA ou: apache ou: acme corp ou: BigCompany inc. | In this case, the ou value is simply added | dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify delete: ou ou: BigCompany inc. - |
add | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA | dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify add: ou ou ou: BigCompany inc. - | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA ou: BigCompany inc. | The ou attribute and its value has been created
| dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify delete: ou ou ou: BigCompany inc. - |
add | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA | dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify add: cn cn cn: test - | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA USA | Nothing is done. | no reverse, void operation operation |
delete | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA ou: apache ou: acme corp | dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify delete: ou ou ou: acme corp - | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA ou: apache | The ou=acme corp value has been deleted deleted | dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify add: ou ou ou: acme corp - |
delete | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA ou: apacheouapache ou: acme corp | dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify delete: ou ou - | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA USA | The ou attribute has been removed
| dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify add: ou ou ou: apache ou: acme corp corp - |
delete | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA ou: apacheouapache ou: acme corp | dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify delete: ou ou ou: apache ou: acme corp - | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA | As all the ou values have been removed, the attribute itself is deleted | dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify add: ou ou ou: apache ou: acme corp corp - |
replace | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA ou: apache ou: acme corp | dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify replace: ou ou ou: directory ou: BigCompany inc. - | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA ou: directory ou: BigCompany inc. | The ou attributes' values are replaced by the new values. | dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify replace: ou ou ou: apache ou: acme corp - |
replace | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA | dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify replace: ou ou ou: apache ou: acme corp - | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA ou: apache ou: acme corp
| Create the ou attribute | dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify replace: ou ou - |
replace | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA ou: apache ou: acme corp | dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify replace: ou ou - | dn: cn=test, ou=system objectclass: top objectclass: person person cn: test test sn: joe doe l: USA USA | Delete the ou attribute | dn: cn=test, ou=system changetype: modify replace: ou ou ou: apache ou: acme corp - |