LDAP_ABANDON(3)

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version 2.6.16 · 21 versions
, in fedora 44

💅 LDAP_ABANDON(3) 💅

okay bestie, listen up — this is a libldap manpage, part of the OpenLDAP LDAP library (aka libldap, linked with -lldap), and we're about to make abandoning stuff sound cute. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

ldap_abandon_ext — abandon an LDAP operation that's still in progress 🫶 no cap, that's literally the whole job.

🌸 LIBRARY 🌸

OpenLDAP LDAP (libldap, -lldap) — she lives here, she's iconic.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <ldap.h>

int ldap_abandon_ext(
       LDAP *ld,
       Bint msgid,
       LDAPControl **sctrls,
       LDAPControl **cctrls );

like, that's the whole signature, copy it exactly bestie, don't freestyle 💀

⭐ DESCRIPTION ⭐

so <pink>ldap_abandon_ext()is the routine you call to send an LDAP **Abandon request** for an operation that's currently in progress. themsgidyou pass in should be the message id of an outstanding LDAP operation — the kind of thingldap_search_ext(3)` hands you back. iykyk. ✨

here's the vibe check on how she actually behaves:

  • <hotpink>ldap_abandon_ext()` checks whether the result of the operation has already come in.
  • if it has, she deletes it from the queue of pending messages (bye queen 👋).
  • if it hasn't, she sends an LDAP abandon request to the LDAP server.

and the caller can expect that the result of an abandoned operation will not be returned from a future call to ldap_result(3). main character energy: once she's abandoned, she's gone. 💅

also, <purple>ldap_abandon_ext()lets server and client controls be passed in via thesctrlsandcctrlsparameters respectively — server controls go insctrls, client controls go in cctrls`, no mixing those up bestie 🙈

as for what you get back? <purple>ldap_abandon_ext()returns a code indicating **success** or, in the case of failure, the **nature of the failure**. seeldap_error(3)` for details. slay. 🔥

💀 DEPRECATED INTERFACES 💀

lowkey important, pay attention bestie — deprecated stuff keeps working, but it's giving "we're phasing you out" energy.

the ldap_abandon() routine is deprecated in favor of the ldap_abandon_ext() routine. like, she's the older sister and she's not getting invited to the group chat anymore. 😭

deprecated interfaces generally remain in the library. the macro LDAP_DEPRECATED can be defined to a non-zero value (e.g., -DLDAP_DEPRECATED=1) when compiling a program designed to use deprecated interfaces.

it is recommended that developers writing new programs, or updating old programs, avoid use of deprecated interfaces. over time, it is expected that documentation (and, eventually, support) for deprecated interfaces be eliminated. so like… don't build your whole personality on them, fr fr. ⚠️

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

all of these are besties, go read them if you want the full lore 🫶

👑 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 👑

OpenLDAP Software is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project <http://www.openldap.org/>. OpenLDAP Software is derived from the University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release. iconic lineage, honestly. 🧚

okay that's the whole page, mwah 💖 this one's from OpenLDAP 2.6.16, dated 2026/10/21, and you read it in LDAP_ABANDON(3) — go forth and abandon responsibly, bestie ✨🎀

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