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Which of the following are valid LDAP client commands? (Choose TWO correct answers.)

The correct answer is A. ldappasswd D. ldapwhoami. ldappasswd and ldapwhoami are valid LDAP client commands used for password management and user identity verification, respectively.

Submitted by lucia.co· Apr 18, 2026User and Group Management

Question

Which of the following are valid LDAP client commands? (Choose TWO correct answers.)

Options

  • Aldappasswd
  • Bldapbrowser
  • Cslapcat
  • Dldapwhoami
  • Eslaptest

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    95% (38)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)

Why each option

`ldappasswd` and `ldapwhoami` are valid LDAP client commands used for password management and user identity verification, respectively.

AldappasswdCorrect

`ldappasswd` is a standard command-line utility used by LDAP clients to securely change a user's password in an LDAP directory.

Bldapbrowser

`ldapbrowser` is typically a graphical user interface (GUI) tool for browsing LDAP directories, not a command-line utility.

Cslapcat

`slapcat` is an OpenLDAP *server* utility used to dump the contents of an `slapd` database, not an LDAP client command.

DldapwhoamiCorrect

`ldapwhoami` is a standard command-line utility used by LDAP clients to query the LDAP server and determine the identity of the currently authenticated user or the bind Distinguished Name.

Eslaptest

`slaptest` is an OpenLDAP *server* utility used to check the syntax and validity of `slapd` configuration files, not an LDAP client command.

Concept tested: LDAP client command-line utilities

Source: https://www.openldap.org/software/man.html

Topics

#LDAP client commands#User authentication#Password management#Directory services

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