.TH SLAPDN 8C "RELEASEDATE" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
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.SH NAME
slapdn \- Check a list of string-represented DNs based on schema syntax.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B SBINDIR/slapdn
.B [\-v]
.B [\-d level]
.B [\-f slapd.conf]
.B DN [...]
.LP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
.B Slapdn
is used to check the conformance of a DN based on the schema
defined in
.BR slapd (8)
and that loaded via 
.BR slapd.conf (5).
It opens the
.BR slapd.conf (5)
configuration file, reads in the schema definitions, and then
parses the 
.B DN
list given on the command-line.
.LP
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-v
enable verbose mode.
.TP
.BI \-d " level"
enable debugging messages as defined by the specified
.IR level .
.TP
.BI \-f " slapd.conf"
specify an alternative
.BR slapd.conf (5)
file.
.SH EXAMPLES
To check a
.B DN
give the command:
.LP
.nf
.ft tt
	SBINDIR/slapdn -f /ETCDIR/slapd.conf -v DN
.ft
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR ldap (3),
.BR slapd (8)
.BR slaptest (8)
.LP
"OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide" (http://www.OpenLDAP.org/doc/admin/)
.SH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
.B OpenLDAP
is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project (http://www.openldap.org/).
.B OpenLDAP
is derived from University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.