import javax.naming.*; import java.io.File; import java.util.Hashtable; /** * Demonstrates how to rename an object. * * usage: java Rename */ class Rename { public static void main(String[] args) { // Set up the environment for creating the 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/ou=People,o=JNDITutorial"); try { // Create the initial context Context ctx = new InitialContext(env); // Rename to Scott S ctx.rename("cn=Scott Seligman", "cn=Scott S"); // Check that it is there using new name Object obj = ctx.lookup("cn=Scott S"); System.out.println(obj); // Rename back to Scott Seligman ctx.rename("cn=Scott S", "cn=Scott Seligman"); // Check that it is there with original name obj = ctx.lookup("cn=Scott Seligman"); System.out.println(obj); // Close the context when we're done ctx.close(); } catch (NamingException e) { System.out.println("Rename failed: " + e); } } }