bash script for adding computers

[Jim C <jcllings@tsunamicomm.net>]

I am working on a bash script for adding computers. If I can get an 
example of a search routine (using ldapsearch) that will return the 
highest uidNumber for ou=Computers,dc=example,dc=com.  So far I've not 
been able to get this info from the database but I've been doing some 
research and I think that the rest *can* be done without creating an 
ldif file.  Creating such a file would affect scaleabiltiy according to 
previous conversations.  The reason I would like to see this done in 
bash is that a greater number of administrators should know enough bash 
to read such a script and know what it is doing.  This and I am going to 
comment the heck out of it just in case. ;-)