---
name: "ldap_abandon"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libldap"
version: "2.7.2-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ldap_abandon"
---

# ldap\_abandon(3)

Abandon an LDAP operation in progress

## NAME

ldap\_abandon\_ext - Abandon an LDAP operation in progress

## LIBRARY

OpenLDAP LDAP (libldap, -lldap)

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <ldap.h>
```

**int ldap\_abandon\_ext(**

**LDAP \****ld***,** **Bint** *msgid***,** **LDAPControl \*\****sctrls***,** **LDAPControl \*\****cctrls* **);**

## DESCRIPTION

**The** **ldap\_abandon\_ext()** **routine is used to send a LDAP Abandon request for an** **operation in progress.  The** *msgid* **passed should be the** **message id of an outstanding LDAP operation, such as returned by** [**ldap\_search\_ext**(3)](/ldap_search_ext/3.md).

**ldap\_abandon\_ext**() **checks to see if the result of the operation has already come in.  If it** **has, it deletes it from the queue of pending messages.  If not,** **it sends an LDAP abandon request to the LDAP server.**

**The caller can expect that the result of an abandoned operation** **will not be returned from a future call to** [**ldap\_result**(3)](/ldap_result/3.md).

**ldap\_abandon\_ext()** **allows server and client controls to be passed in via the** *sctrls* **and** *cctrls* **parameters, respectively.**

**ldap\_abandon\_ext()** **returns a code indicating success or, in the case of failure, the** **nature of the failure.  See** [**ldap\_error**(3)](/ldap_error/3.md) **for details.**

## DEPRECATED INTERFACES

**The** **ldap\_abandon()** **routine is deprecated in favor of the** **ldap\_abandon\_ext()** **routine.**

**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 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 to be eliminated.**

## SEE ALSO

[**ldap**(3)](/ldap/3.md), [**ldap\_error**(3)](/ldap_error/3.md), [**ldap\_result**(3)](/ldap_result/3.md), [**ldap\_search\_ext**(3)](/ldap_search_ext/3.md)

## 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.**