import javax.naming.*; import javax.naming.directory.*; import java.util.Hashtable; /** * Demonstrates how to rename an entry to another part of the namespace. * * usage: java RenameDiffParent */ class RenameDiffParent { public static void main(String[] args) { // Set up environment for creating initial context Hashtable env = new Hashtable(11); env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY, "com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory"); env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "ldap://localhost:389/o=JNDITutorial"); try { // Create initial context DirContext ctx = new InitialDirContext(env); // Perform rename ctx.rename("cn=C. User, ou=NewHires", "cn=C. User, ou=People"); // Check that it worked System.out.println(ctx.lookup("cn=C. User, ou=People")); // Revert change ctx.rename("cn=C. User, ou=People", "cn=C. User, ou=NewHires"); // Check that we are back at our original setup System.out.println(ctx.lookup("cn=C. User, ou=NewHires")); // Close the context when we're done ctx.close(); } catch (NamingException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }