Information about the package, ldapvi, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The ldapvi package is designed for, An interactive LDAP client.
Package Name:
ldapvi
Summary:
An interactive LDAP client
Description:
ldapvi is an interactive LDAP client for Unix terminals. Using it, you can update LDAP entries with a text editor, which is the same as vi. Think of it as vipw(1) for LDAP.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.7
Release:
17.el6
Size:
77 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the ldapvi package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install ldapvi
This command will install ldapvi on the server.
yum remove ldapvi
This command will un-install ldapvi on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ldapvi, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove ldapvi
This command will un-install ldapvi on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove ldapvi when using the -y flag.
yum update ldapvi
This command will update ldapvi to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ldapvi, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update ldapvi
This command will update ldapvi to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove ldapvi when using the -y flag.
yum info ldapvi
This command will show you core information about the ldapvi package.
yum deplist ldapvi
This command will show you the dependencies for ldapvi. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update ldapvi
This command will check if there is an update waiting on ldapvi. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.