Receiving error 80 when running ldapadd

This is my first posting to this mailing list so I apologize if I am making any mistakes in how I have submitted my question:

I installed BDB 4.1.25 and OpenLDAP 2.1.17 on an HP Proliant DL380 G3 server
running Red Hat 80 Linux.

I ran the make test command and everything looked fine. Also, I visually
inspected the LDAP files and they look OK, to.

I then try to run an ldapadd command to populate the top level. Here is what
happens:

[root@anadts31 root]# ldapadd -f /tmp/newentry
SASL/DIGEST-MD5 authentication started
Please enter your password:
ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s: Internal (implementation specific) error (80)
additional info: SASL(-13): user not found: no secret in database

I enter the root password at the prompt but get the same behavior no matter what
password I enter.

Also, I have modified the slapd.conf file to comment out the password and change
it. I stop/start slapd everytime I make changes. No impact.

I noticed that the default rootpw is secret. Don't know it that's significant
or not.

**********************************************************************

This message contains confidential information intended only for the use of the addresse(s)

named above and may contain information that is legally privileged. If you are not the

addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to the addressee, you are hereby
notified that reading, disseminating, distributing or copying this message is strictly prohibited.

If you have received this message by mistake, please immediately notify us by replying to the

message and delete the original message immediately thereafter.

Thank you. FADLD Tag
**********************************************************************