Renaming Global Users via Command Line in Identity Manager

Products

• CA Identity Manager
• CA Identity Suite

Issue/Introduction

This article details the procedure for renaming a Global User object via the command line. Renaming operations in the Provisioning Directory involve changing the Distinguished Name (DN), which necessitates specific utilities.

Environment

Identity Manager 14.5

Cause

Standard provisioning utilities like etautil and ldapmodify cannot perform object rename operations because they do not support changing the DN itself, as this would invalidate the object reference.

Resolution

1. Prerequisites: Locate the ldapmodrdn utility. Use the version installed by default in the Provisioning Server's bin folder to ensure compatibility.
2. Command Syntax: Use the following command syntax to rename the Global User: ldapmodrdn -h <hostname> -p <port> -D "<bind_dn>" -w <password> "eTGlobalUserName=<old_name>,eTGlobalUserContainerName=Global Users,eTNamespaceName=CommonObjects,dc=domain,dc=eta" "eTGlobalUserName=<new_name>"
3. Execution:
   • Replace placeholders (<hostname>, <port>, <bind_dn>, <password>) with your environment-specific credentials.
   • Ensure the command is executed as a single line.
4. Verification: Run ldapmodrdn -? to view the full help screen if further parameter customization is required for your specific LDAP environment.

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