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# 2.1.2 - Deleting Entries

Deleting entries is quite simple : you just need to provide their _DN_, and require for the deletion of the associated entry. Although there are a few conditions that must be fulfilled for this operatio to be successful :
* The entry must exist;
* It should not have any children;
* The user requiring the deletion must have enough priviledge to do so

Assuming those three conditions being fulfilled, you can proceed with the deletion. We will show how it works on the entry we added in the previous chapter.


## Using the command line

You have to use an authorized user to delete the entry, here, _cn=Horatio Nelson,ou=people,o=sevenSeas_ :

With an LDIF file ([Captain hook delete](resources/captain-hook-delete.ldif)) with an appropriate change entry, this can easily be accomplished, if the bind user is allowed to do so. Here is the content of this _LDIF_ file :

	# File captain_hook_delete.ldif
	dn: cn=James Hook,ou=people,o=sevenSeas
	changetype: delete

and here is the command line to use :

	$ ldapdel -h zanzibar -p 10389 -D "cn=Horatio Nelson,ou=people,o=sevenSeas" -w pass \\
    	-a -f captain_hook.ldif
	deleting entry cn=James Hook,ou=people,o=sevenSeas
	$


## Using Apache Directory Studio

With studio, just select the entry you want to delete, and select the "Delete" menu :

![Delete entry with studio](images/delete-entry.png)

When deleteed, the _log_ windows should contain this message :

	:::
	#!RESULT OK
	#!CONNECTION ldap://localhost:10389
	#!DATE 2012-10-30T14:57:47.399
	dn: cn=James Hook,ou=people,o=SevenSeans
	changetype: delete

Studio allows you to delete entries which have children, but it will first try to delete all the children recursively. There is no such things when you send an LDAP _DeleteRequest_.