How do I add, replace, or delete attributes for an existing LDAP ...

How do I add, replace, or delete attributes for an existing LDAP entry?

To add, replace, or delete attributes for an existing LDAP entry, first bind as a user with permissions to modify


ldap.DN = "DOMAIN\\Administrator";
ldap.Password = "admin";
ldap.Bind();

Next, specify the attributes you'd like to add, replace, or delete. For example, to add:


ldap.DN = "cn=SomeUser,cn=Users,dc=DOMAIN";
ldap.Attributes.Add(new LDAPAttribute("description", "added"));
ldap.Modify();

To replace, the procedure is the same - just specify the ModOp for the attribute in question:


ldap.DN = "cn=SomeUser,cn=Users,dc=DOMAIN";
ldap.Attributes.Add(new LDAPAttribute("description", "added", LDAPAttributeModOps.amoReplace));
ldap.Modify();

To delete, again, the procedure is the same - just specify the ModOp for the attribute in question:


ldap.DN = "cn=SomeUser,cn=Users,dc=DOMAIN";
ldap.Attributes.Add(new LDAPAttribute("description", "added", LDAPAttributeModOps.amoDelete));
ldap.Modify();

Note: when modifying multi-valued attributes, like "url", only specify the type of the attr once. For example:


ldap.Attributes.Add(new LDAPAttribute("url", "www.chalupas.com"));
ldap.Attributes.Add(new LDAPAttribute("", "www.taquitos.com"));

A replace on a multi-valued attribute will replace all values with the new one(s). A replace on any attribute with no value will have the same result as a delete with no value - all values of the attribute type in question will be deleted.

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