Re: Newbie help with ldapadd

["Tyrone Steele" <tsteele@steeleancestry.org>]

Yes, it is unfamiliar to me.
Hence "newbie" in the subject line.
Thanks for the info.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Chu" <hyc@symas.com>
To: "Tyrone Steele" <tsteele@steeleancestry.org>;
<openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 2:10 PM
Subject: RE: Newbie help with ldapadd


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
> > [mailto:owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org]On Behalf Of Tyrone Steele
>
> > I have used iPlanet's ldap and have gotten used to their syntax and
> > structure (although I do not fully yet understand how it all works
really)
> >
> > I'm trying to create a proper LDIF file to run ldapadd.
> > Here is my ldapadd command I'm running:
> >     ldapadd -x -D "cn=Manager,dc=steeleancestry,dc=org" -W -f
> >
> > Here is the error:
> >     adding new entry "cn=Tyrone
Steele,ou=people,dc=steeleancestry,dc=org"
> >     ldap_add: No such object
> >             matched DN: "dc=steeleancestry,dc=org"
> >
> >     ldif_record() = 32
> >
> >
> > Here is my ldapsearch result = nothing really:
> >     #ldapsearch -x -b 'dc=steeleancestry,dc=org' '(objectclass=*)'
> >
> > # steeleancestry,dc=org
> > dn: dc=steeleancestry,dc=org
> > objectClass: dcobject
> > objectClass: organization
> > o: Steeleancestry
> > dc: steeleancestry.org
> >
> > # Manager,dc=steeleancestry,dc=org
> > dn: cn=Manager,dc=steeleancestry,dc=org
> > objectClass: organizationalRole
> > cn: Manager
> >
> >
> > So, what am I doing wrong?
> >
> > Having a heck of a time.
>
> Is the concept of using trees so unfamiliar to you? You have tried to
create
>      a=foo,b=bar,c=baz,d=blah
> when only   c=baz,d=blah    exists.   This is like trying to
>      mkdir /usr/local/custom/test
> when only   /usr/local      exists. You have to create the intermediate
> levels of the tree before you can add new leaves at the bottom.
>
>   -- Howard Chu
>   Chief Architect, Symas Corp.       Director, Highland Sun
>   http://www.symas.com               http://highlandsun.com/hyc
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