Re: Problem adding entries via ldapadd, OpenLDAP2-2.1.4-26 (SuSE Linux 8 install)

[Raf Meeusen <Raf.Meeusen@wooble.BE>]

Assuming the following is your problem:

> adding new entry "uid=root,ou=People,dc=my-domain,dc=org"
> > ldapadd: update failed: uid=root,ou=People,dc=my-domain,dc=org
> > ldap_add: No such object (32)
> >         matched DN: dc=my-domain,dc=org

we can be rather sure that the "dc=my-domain,dc=org" entry is OK.  After
that one, you need an entry which sounds like:

dn: ou=People, dc=my-domain,dc=org
objectclass: dcObject
objectclass: organizationalUnit
ou: People
dc: my-domain

Mark the fact that ou is an attribute of organizationalUnit.  My
mistake.

Once you've passed that step, you can start adding the other entries...

kr,

Raf


PS.  Just in theory:

you're making a organizationalUnit.  A unit that is a smaller part of a
organization.  Logically seen, you'd want to have something like:

o=subdomain, dc=my-org, dc=org

(o == organization)
and under that:

ou=People; o=subdomain, dc=my-org, dc=org.
(ou == organizationalUnit)

But it's just a way of organizing stuff.  How you do it, does not really
matter...

On Wed, 2003-12-03 at 21:26, Eric.Sammons@frit.frb.org wrote:
> It seems that something is missing from the ldif below.  You are
> correct in that I do not have this entry in my LDAP; however, what is
> listed below also does not work.  The ou: People is not accepted and
> the o: is missing.  Should the format be as follows:
> 
> dn: ou=People, dc=my-domain,dc=org
> objectclass: dcObject
> objectclass: organization
> o: my Org
> dc: my-domain
> 
> Thanks!
> Eric Sammons
> (804)697-3925
> FRIT - Unix Systems
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Raf Meeusen
> <Raf.Meeusen@wooble.BE>
> 
> 12/03/2003 03:14 PM
>         
>         To:      
> Eric.Sammons@frit.frb.org
>         cc:      
> openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
>         Subject:      
> Re: Problem adding
> entries via ldapadd,
> OpenLDAP2-2.1.4-26
> (SuSE        Linux 8
> install)
> 
> Did you add:
> 
> dn: ou=People, dc=my-domain,dc=org
> objectclass: dcObject
> objectclass: organization
> ou: People
> dc: my-domain
> 
> also?  It seems you're missing that entry...
> 
> kr,
> Raf
> 
> On Wed, 2003-12-03 at 20:30, Eric.Sammons@frit.frb.org wrote:
> > I have created an ldif of my /etc/passwd file.  All looks well there
> > and I am at the point now where I want to execute the ldapadd
> command.
> > I enter the command as follows:
> > 
> > ldapadd -x -D "cn=Manager,dc=my-domain,dc=org" -W -f passwd.ldif
> > 
> > I receive the following error:
> > 
> > adding new entry "uid=root,ou=People,dc=my-domain,dc=org"
> > ldapadd: update failed: uid=root,ou=People,dc=my-domain,dc=org
> > ldap_add: No such object (32)
> >         matched DN: dc=my-domain,dc=org
> > 
> > 
> > I previously executed the ldapadd command above using the file
> my.ldif
> > which follows:
> > 
> > dn: dc=my-domain,dc=org
> > objectclass: dcObject
> > objectclass: organization
> > o: My Org
> > dc: my-domain
> > 
> > dn: cn=Manager,dc=my-domain,dc=org
> > objectclass: organizationalRole
> > cn: Manager
> > 
> > Need help getting my /etc/passwd file loaded...   -Thanks!
> > 
> > Eric Sammons
> > (804)697-3925
> > FRIT - Unix Systems
> -- 
> Raf Meeusen <Raf.Meeusen@wooble.BE>
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