[Fedora-directory-users] Question on hierarchy tree deletion

[Chun Tat David Chu]

Joona,

Do you mind to show me how to sort by DN length? and execute the ldapdelete?
I looked at it a bit but I couldn't figure out.

Thanks!

David

On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 6:41 AM, J. Hartman <joona.hartman at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 at 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 at 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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