Re: problems adding

[Dan Parker <drpLO@helios.hampshire.edu>]

On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Fozia Zaidi wrote:

> I tried using both binary and octet syntax for the attribute, but both 
> give me this error:
> ldap_add: Undefined attribute type
>                 additional info: root cert: attribute type undefined
> 
> Can anyone help me out with what I may be doing wrong?
> Do I need to encode the DER file using base 64 or is there an error in 
> the way I pointed to the file?
> 
> here's my ldif file:
> 
> dn: cn=jennifer,dc=karthika,dc=com
> objectclass: person
> objectclass: rootcert
> cn: jennifer
> sn: jones
> rootcert: file:///home/project/rsaX509.der
  ^^^^^^^^

You've defined 'rootcert' as an object class but not as an attribute, but
you're using it as an attribute here.

That's why you're getting the message 'attribute type undefined'.

Dan