Changing DNS settings via /usr/libexec/changeDirData.pl

I am trying to correct a DNS problem on my Snow leopard server install and was instructed by an Apple engineer to use /usr/libexec/changeDirData.pl to globally search and replace on the system to change all instances of the DNS name.
I checkout the man page for changedirdata and it seems pretty straightforward. However, when I try to run it I get the following error:
sudo sh /usr/libexec/changeDirData.pl -i -s <MY SERVER IP> -u diradmin -o <OLD DNS NAME> -n <NEW DNS NAME>
/usr/libexec/changeDirData.pl: line 3: use: command not found
/usr/libexec/changeDirData.pl: line 4: use: command not found
/usr/libexec/changeDirData.pl: line 5: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/usr/libexec/changeDirData.pl: line 5: `use Net::LDAP::Constant qw( LDAPCONTROLPAGED );'
Is there something up with Perl here?

it's a perl file, and should be an executable.
get rid of the sh
run it like this
sudo /usr/libexec/changeDirData.pl -i -s <MY SERVER IP> -u diradmin -o <OLD DNS NAME> -n <NEW DNS NAME>

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