.TH LDAPCOMPARE 1 "RELEASEDATE" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
.\" $OpenLDAP$
-.\" Copyright 1998-2002 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
+.\" Copyright 1998-2011 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
.\" Copying restrictions apply. See COPYRIGHT/LICENSE.
.SH NAME
ldapcompare \- LDAP compare tool
[\c
.BR \-z ]
[\c
-.BR \-k ]
-[\c
-.BR \-K ]
-[\c
-.BR \-M[M] ]
+.BR \-M [ M ]]
[\c
.BI \-d \ debuglevel\fR]
[\c
[\c
.BR \-W ]
[\c
-.BI \-w \ bindpasswd\fR]
+.BI \-w \ passwd\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-y \ passwdfile\fR]
[\c
.BI \-H \ ldapuri\fR]
[\c
[\c
.BI \-p \ ldapport\fR]
[\c
-.BI \-P \ 2\fR\||\|\fI3\fR]
+.BR \-P \ { 2 \||\| 3 }]
+[\c
+.BR \-e \ [ ! ] \fIext\fP [ =\fIextparam\fP ]]
+[\c
+.BR \-E \ [ ! ] \fIext\fP [ =\fIextparam\fP ]]
[\c
-.BR \-O \ security-properties ]
+.BI \-O \ security-properties\fR]
[\c
.BR \-I ]
[\c
[\c
.BI \-U \ authcid\fR]
[\c
+.BI \-R \ realm\fR]
+[\c
.BR \-x ]
[\c
.BI \-X \ authzid\fR]
[\c
.BI \-Y \ mech\fR]
[\c
-.BR \-Z[Z] ]
-.IR DN \ <
-.BR attr:value \ |
-.BR attr::b64value \ >
+.BR \-Z [ Z ]]
+.IR DN
+{\c
+.BI attr: value
+|
+.BI attr:: b64value\fR}
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I ldapcompare
is a shell-accessible interface to the
-.BR ldap_compare (3)
+.BR ldap_compare_ext (3)
library call.
.LP
.B ldapcompare
name in the directory. \fIAttr\fP should be a known attribute. If
followed by one colon, the assertion \fIvalue\fP should be provided
as a string. If followed by two colons, the base64 encoding of the
-value is provided.
+value is provided. The result code of the compare is provided as
+the exit code and, unless ran with \fB\-z\fP, the program prints
+TRUE, FALSE, or UNDEFINED on standard output.
.LP
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-n
Show what would be done, but don't actually perform the compare. Useful for
-debugging in conjunction with -v.
+debugging in conjunction with \fB\-v\fP.
.TP
.B \-v
Run in verbose mode, with many diagnostics written to standard output.
Run in quiet mode, no output is written. You must check the return
status. Useful in shell scripts.
.TP
-.B \-k
-Use Kerberos IV authentication instead of simple authentication. It is
-assumed that you already have a valid ticket granting ticket.
-.B ldapcompare
-must be compiled with Kerberos support for this option to have any effect.
-.TP
-.B \-K
-Same as \-k, but only does step 1 of the Kerberos IV bind. This is useful
-when connecting to a slapd and there is no x500dsa.hostname principal
-registered with your Kerberos Domain Controller(s).
-.TP
-.B \-M[M]
+.BR \-M [ M ]
Enable manage DSA IT control.
.B \-MM
makes control critical.
.TP
.BI \-D \ binddn
Use the Distinguished Name \fIbinddn\fP to bind to the LDAP directory.
+For SASL binds, the server is expected to ignore this value.
.TP
.B \-W
Prompt for simple authentication.
This is used instead of specifying the password on the command line.
.TP
-.BI \-w \ bindpasswd
-Use \fIbindpasswd\fP as the password for simple authentication.
+.BI \-w \ passwd
+Use \fIpasswd\fP as the password for simple authentication.
+.TP
+.BI \-y \ passwdfile
+Use complete contents of \fIpasswdfile\fP as the password for
+simple authentication.
+Note that \fIcomplete\fP means that any leading or trailing whitespaces,
+including newlines, will be considered part of the password and,
+unlike other software, they will not be stripped.
+As a consequence, passwords stored in files by commands like
+.BR echo (1)
+will not behave as expected, since
+.BR echo (1)
+by default appends a trailing newline to the echoed string.
+The recommended portable way to store a cleartext password in a file
+for use with this option is to use
+.BR slappasswd (8)
+with \fI{CLEARTEXT}\fP as hash and the option \fB\-n\fP.
.TP
.BI \-H \ ldapuri
-Specify URI(s) referring to the ldap server(s).
+Specify 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.
.TP
.BI \-h \ ldaphost
Specify an alternate host on which the ldap server is running.
-Deprecated in favor of -H.
+Deprecated in favor of \fB\-H\fP.
.TP
.BI \-p \ ldapport
Specify an alternate TCP port where the ldap server is listening.
-Deprecated in favor of -H.
+Deprecated in favor of \fB\-H\fP.
.TP
-.BI \-P \ 2\fR\||\|\fI3
+.BR \-P \ { 2 \||\| 3 }
Specify the LDAP protocol version to use.
.TP
+.BR \-e \ [ ! ] \fIext\fP [ =\fIextparam\fP ]
+.TP
+.BR \-E \ [ ! ] \fIext\fP [ =\fIextparam\fP ]
+
+Specify general extensions with \fB\-e\fP and compare extensions with \fB\-E\fP.
+\'\fB!\fP\' indicates criticality.
+
+General extensions:
+.nf
+ [!]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[=<username>]
+ abandon,cancel,ignore (SIGINT sends abandon/cancel,
+ or ignores response; if critical, doesn't wait for SIGINT.
+ not really controls)
+.fi
+
+Compare extensions:
+.nf
+ !dontUseCopy
+.fi
+.TP
.BI \-O \ security-properties
Specify SASL security properties.
.TP
Specify the authentication ID for SASL bind. The form of the ID
depends on the actual SASL mechanism used.
.TP
+.BI \-R \ realm
+Specify the realm of authentication ID for SASL bind. The form of the realm
+depends on the actual SASL mechanism used.
+.TP
.BI \-X \ authzid
Specify the requested authorization ID for SASL bind.
.I authzid
must be one of the following formats:
-.B dn:\c
-.I <distinguished name>
+.BI dn: "<distinguished name>"
or
-.B u:\c
-.I <username>
+.BI u: <username>
.TP
.BI \-Y \ mech
Specify the SASL mechanism to be used for authentication. If it's not
specified, the program will choose the best mechanism the server knows.
.TP
-.B \-Z[Z]
+.BR \-Z [ Z ]
Issue StartTLS (Transport Layer Security) extended operation. If you use
-.B \-ZZ\c
-, the command will require the operation to be successful.
-.SH EXAMPLE
+\fB\-ZZ\fP, the command will require the operation to be successful.
+.SH EXAMPLES
.nf
- ldapcompare "uid=babs,dc=example,dc=com" sn Jensen
ldapcompare "uid=babs,dc=example,dc=com" sn:Jensen
ldapcompare "uid=babs,dc=example,dc=com" sn::SmVuc2Vu
.fi
are all equivalent.
-.SH DIAGNOSTICS
-When -z is used, exit status is either 5 if the compare is false, or 6
-when the compare is true. Errors result in other non-zero values.
-.br
-When -z is not used, exit status is zero if no errors occur.
-Errors result in a non-zero exit status and
-a diagnostic message being written to standard error.
-.SH BUGS
-Should have a way to specify a url for options or for large binary
-file compares.
+.SH LIMITATIONS
+Requiring the value be passed on the command line is limiting
+and introduces some security concerns. The command should support
+a mechanism to specify the location (file name or URL) to read
+the value from.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR ldap.conf (5),
.BR ldif (5),
.BR ldap (3),
-.BR ldap_compare (3)
+.BR ldap_compare_ext (3)
.SH AUTHOR
The OpenLDAP Project <http://www.openldap.org/>
.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.
+.so ../Project
projects / openldap / blobdiff