diff -r 058bb3dc685f -r 0b59724cb3f2 misc/scripts/ldap_change_base_dn.py
--- a/misc/scripts/ldap_change_base_dn.py	Mon Jan 04 18:40:30 2016 +0100
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import print_function
-
-from base64 import b64decode, b64encode
-try:
-    uri, newdn = __args__
-except ValueError:
-    print('USAGE: cubicweb-ctl shell <instance> ldap_change_base_dn.py -- <ldap source uri> <new dn>')
-    print()
-    print('you should not have updated your sources file yet')
-
-olddn = repo.sources_by_uri[uri].config['user-base-dn']
-
-assert olddn != newdn
-
-raw_input("Ensure you've stopped the instance, type enter when done.")
-
-for eid, extid in sql("SELECT eid, extid FROM entities WHERE source='%s'" % uri):
-    olduserdn = b64decode(extid)
-    newuserdn = olduserdn.replace(olddn, newdn)
-    if newuserdn != olduserdn:
-        print(olduserdn, '->', newuserdn)
-        sql("UPDATE entities SET extid='%s' WHERE eid=%s" % (b64encode(newuserdn), eid))
-
-commit()
-
-print('you can now update the sources file to the new dn and restart the instance')