Hi, each object consists of a name (dn:) and attributes (objectclass:, o:, dc:, ...) Try it this way:. dn:dc=pg,dc=com objectclass : dcObject objectclass : organization o: pim-net dc: pg dn: cn=sonjaya,dc=pg,dc=com objectclass : organizationalRole cn: sonjaya It may not hurt to read a bit about the LDIF format (e.g. the RFC 2849). Peter -- Peter Marschall eMail: peter@adpm.de