A number of tools have been developed to import entries from a file to an LDAP directory, to modify the entries in a directory from a file, and to export the entries to a file. These tools also support schema modifications by adding attribute and class definitions from a file.
Two types of tools are included in this SDK:
Novell Import Convert Export utility developed by Novell to perform these tasks as quickly as possible using LDIF files as well as another LDAP server.
LDAP utilities which are similar to utilities developed by other LDAP SDKs that perform some of these tasks using an LDIF file.
This guide contains the following sections:
This guide is intended for advanced application developers who are familiar with LDAP Libraries for C, other Novell technologies, and C development environments.
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