[GH-ISSUE #1130] [FEATURE REQUEST]: Delete users from LDAP #403

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opened 2026-02-27 08:17:06 +03:00 by kerem · 4 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-27 08:17:06 +03:00

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Originally created by @freeeflyer on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/lldap/lldap/issues/1130

Describe the bug
Cannot delete user from LDAP protocol

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

$ ldapdelete -v -x -w XXXXX -D "cn=admin,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com" -H ldap://localhost:3890 "uid=billytk,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com"
ldap_initialize( ldap://localhost:3890/??base )
deleting entry "uid=billytk,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com"
ldap_delete: Server is unwilling to perform (53)
	additional info: Unsupported operation: DelRequest(
    "uid=billytk,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com,
)

Expected behavior
I'd expect the user to be deleted..

Originally created by @freeeflyer on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/lldap/lldap/issues/1130 **Describe the bug** Cannot delete user from LDAP protocol **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: ```bash $ ldapdelete -v -x -w XXXXX -D "cn=admin,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com" -H ldap://localhost:3890 "uid=billytk,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com" ldap_initialize( ldap://localhost:3890/??base ) deleting entry "uid=billytk,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com" ldap_delete: Server is unwilling to perform (53) additional info: Unsupported operation: DelRequest( "uid=billytk,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com, ) ``` **Expected behavior** I'd expect the user to be deleted..

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kerem commented

2026-02-27 08:17:07 +03:00

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@nitnelave commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025):

Yep, write operations using the LDAP protocol are generally not supported, with some exceptions. I'm reclassifying this from a bug to a feature request.

@nitnelave commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025): Yep, write operations using the LDAP protocol are generally not supported, with some exceptions. I'm reclassifying this from a bug to a feature request.

kerem commented

2026-02-27 08:17:07 +03:00

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@freeeflyer commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025):

Thanks.
Is there a document somewhere stating which operations are supported and which are not ?

@freeeflyer commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025): Thanks. Is there a document somewhere stating which operations are supported and which are not ?

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@nitnelave commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025):

Yes. You can find that in https://github.com/lldap/lldap/blob/main/docs%2Fscripting.md along with documentation on the GraphQL API, the preferred way to communicate with LLDAP.

@nitnelave commented on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025): Yes. You can find that in https://github.com/lldap/lldap/blob/main/docs%2Fscripting.md along with documentation on the GraphQL API, the preferred way to communicate with LLDAP.

kerem commented

2026-02-27 08:17:07 +03:00

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@nitnelave commented on GitHub (Apr 9, 2025):

I just implemented group/user deletion over LDAP! Have fun.

@nitnelave commented on GitHub (Apr 9, 2025): I just implemented group/user deletion over LDAP! Have fun.

kerem referenced this issue

2026-02-27 09:09:30 +03:00

[PR #403] [CLOSED] Add pfSense example #720