Creates an update_entry api call, aliases update_user and update_group to it.

ipa-python/ipaclient.py

@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ class IPAClient:
         result = self.transport.get_entry_by_cn(cn,sattrs)
         return entity.Entity(result)
 
+    def update_entry(self,entry):
+        """Update a entry."""
+
+        result = self.transport.update_entry(entry.origDataDict(), entry.toDict())
+        return result
+
 # User support
     def get_user_by_uid(self,uid,sattrs=None):
         """Get a specific user by uid. If sattrs is set then only those

ipa-python/rpcclient.py

@@ -118,6 +118,20 @@ class RPCClient:
 
         return ipautil.unwrap_binary_data(result)
 
+    def update_entry(self,oldentry,newentry):
+        """Update an existing entry. oldentry and newentry are dicts of attributes"""
+        server = self.setup_server()
+
+        try:
+            result = server.update_entry(ipautil.wrap_binary_data(oldentry),
+                    ipautil.wrap_binary_data(newentry))
+        except xmlrpclib.Fault, fault:
+            raise ipaerror.gen_exception(fault.faultCode, fault.faultString)
+        except socket.error, (value, msg):
+            raise xmlrpclib.Fault(value, msg)
+
+        return ipautil.unwrap_binary_data(result)
+
 
 # User support