ldappasswd — change the password of an LDAP entry
ldappasswd [ −V [V] ] [ −d debuglevel ] [−n] [−v] [−A] [ −a oldPasswd ] [ −t oldpasswdfile ] [−S] [ −s newPasswd ] [ −T newpasswdfile ] [−x] [ −D binddn ] [−W] [ −w passwd ] [ −y passwdfile ] [ −H ldapuri ] [ −h ldaphost ] [ −p ldapport ] [ −e [!] ext [=extparam] ] [
−E [!] ext [=extparam] ]
[ −o opt [ = optparam ] ]
[ −O
security−properties ] [−I] [−Q] [−N] [ −U authcid ] [ −R realm ] [ −X authzid ] [ −Y mech ] [ −Z [Z] ] [user]
ldappasswd is a tool to set the password of an LDAP user. ldappasswd uses the LDAPv3 Password Modify (RFC 3062) extended operation.
ldappasswd
sets the password of associated with the user [or an
optionally specified user]. If the new password is
not specified on the command line and the user doesn't enable
prompting, the server will be asked to generate a password
for the user.
ldappasswd is neither designed nor intended to be a replacement for passwd(1) and should not be installed as such.
−V[V]Print version info. If −VV is given, only the version
information is printed.
−d
debuglevelSet the LDAP debugging level to debuglevel. ldappasswd must be
compiled with LDAP_DEBUG defined for this option to
have any effect.
−nDo not set password. (Can be useful when used in
conjunction with −v
or −d)
−vIncrease the verbosity of output. Can be specified multiple times.
−APrompt for old password. This is used instead of specifying the password on the command line.
−a
oldPasswdSet the old password to oldPasswd.
−t
oldPasswdFileSet the old password to the contents of oldPasswdFile.
−SPrompt for new password. This is used instead of specifying the password on the command line.
−s
newPasswdSet the new password to newPasswd.
−T
newPasswdFileSet the new password to the contents of newPasswdFile.
−xUse simple authentication instead of SASL.
−D
binddnUse the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the
LDAP directory. For SASL binds, the server is expected
to ignore this value.
−WPrompt for bind password. This is used instead of specifying the password on the command line.
−w
passwdUse passwd
as the password to bind with.
−y
passwdfileUse complete contents of passwdfile as the
password for simple authentication.
−H
ldapuriSpecify URI(s) referring to the ldap server(s); only the protocol/host/port fields are allowed; a list of URI, separated by whitespace or commas is expected.
−h
ldaphostSpecify an alternate host on which the ldap server
is running. Deprecated in favor of −H.
−p
ldapportSpecify an alternate TCP port where the ldap server
is listening. Deprecated in favor of −H.
−e
[!]ext[=extparam]−E
[!]ext[=extparam]Specify general extensions with −e and passwd modify extensions
with −E. '!' indicates
criticality.
General extensions:
[!]assert=<filter> (an RFC 4515 Filter)
!authzid=<authzid> ("dn:<dn>" or "u:<user>")
[!]bauthzid (RFC 3829 authzid control)
[!]chaining[=<resolve>[/<cont>]]
[!]manageDSAit
[!]noop
ppolicy
[!]postread[=<attrs>] (a comma-separated attribute list)
[!]preread[=<attrs>] (a comma-separated attribute list)
[!]relax
sessiontracking
abandon,cancel,ignore (SIGINT sends abandon/cancel,
or ignores response; if critical, doesn't wait for SIGINT.
not really controls)
Passwd Modify extensions:
(none)
−o
opt[=optparam]]Specify general options.
General options:
nettimeout=<timeout> (in seconds, or "none" or "max") ldif-wrap=<width> (in columns, or "no" for no wrapping)
−O
security−propertiesSpecify SASL security properties.
−IEnable SASL Interactive mode. Always prompt. Default is to prompt only as needed.
−QEnable SASL Quiet mode. Never prompt.
−NDo not use reverse DNS to canonicalize SASL host name.
−U
authcidSpecify the authentication ID for SASL bind. The form of the ID depends on the actual SASL mechanism used.
−R
realmSpecify the realm of authentication ID for SASL bind. The form of the realm depends on the actual SASL mechanism used.
−X
authzidSpecify the requested authorization ID for SASL
bind. authzid
must be one of the following formats: dn:<distinguished name>
or u:
<username>.
−Y
mechSpecify the SASL mechanism to be used for authentication. If it's not specified, the program will choose the best mechanism the server knows.
−Z[Z]Issue StartTLS (Transport Layer Security) extended
operation. If you use −ZZ, the command will require the
operation to be successful
OpenLDAP Software is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project <http://www.openldap.org/>. OpenLDAP Software is derived from University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.