Overview[1]#

DeleteOldRDN is a boolean field which is part of the ModifyDNRequest that controls whether the old RDN attribute values are to be retained as attributes of the LDAP Entry or if the value is removed from the LDAP Entry.

DeleteOldRDN is likewise a LDIF directive that controls whether the old RDN attribute values are to be retained as attributes of the LDAP Entry or if the value is removed from the LDAP Entry for a changeType: modrdn.

DeleteOldRDN boolean FLAG may take an action of:

• 0 - FALSE - indicates that the RDN should be retained as a distinguished attribute the old RDN attribute value is retained on the LDAP Entry
  • 0 - FALSE is the default if no values are present, or if illegal values are present)
• 1 - TRUE - indicates that the RDN should NOT be retained as a distinguished the old RDN attribute value is removed from the LDAP Entry

LDAP Attribute Definition #

In Definition of an Object Class to Hold LDAP Change Records DeleteOldRDN is also an AttributeType

The DeleteOldRDN AttributeTypes is defined as:

• OID of 2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.10
• NAME: DeleteOldRDN
• DESC: a flag which indicates if the old RDN should be retained as an attribute of the entry
• EQUALITY: booleanMatch
• ORDERING:
• SYNTAX: 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.7 boolean
• SINGLE-VALUE
• Used as MUST in:
• Used MAY in:
  • changeLogEntry

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• ChangeLogEntry
• LDAP Data Interchange Format
• ModifyDNRequest
• Modrdn
• NewRDN

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• [#1] - LDAP LDIF and DSML - based on information obtained 2016-07-03