Re: bdb_dn2id: get failed: DB_NOTFOUND

[Pierangelo Masarati <ando@sys-net.it>]

jay alvarez wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I tried copying and pasting the example on quick start
> guide. All of them, the slapd.conf, example.ldiff, and
> yet after entering the ldap password 'secret':
>
> ldapadd -x -D "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com" -W -f
> example.ldif
>
> I got this error:
>
> adding new entry "dc=example,dc=com "
> ldap_add: Invalid syntax (21)
>        additional info: objectclass: value #0 invalid
> per syntax
>
>
>
> Here's the content of my ldiff:
> dn: dc=example,dc=com
> objectclass: dcObject
> objectclass: organization
> o: Example Company
> dc: example
>
> dn: cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com
> objectclass: organizationalRole
> cn: Manager
>
>
>
> Here's my slapd.conf:
>
> include        
> /usr/local/openldap/etc/openldap/schema/core.schema
> pidfile         /usr/local/openldap/var/run/slapd.pid
> argsfile        /usr/local/openldap/var/run/slapd.args
> access to * by * read
> loglevel -1
> backend bdb
> database bdb
> suffix "dc=example,dc=com"
> rootdn "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com"
> rootpw secret
> directory /usr/local/openldap/var/openldap-data
>
>
>
> and here's a snippet of my /var/log/debug.log where I
> got that Subject "bdb_dn2id", which I think might be
> the portion where the error occured:
>
> Jun  9 18:04:07 gaheris slapd[1565]: daemon: select:
> listen=7 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL
> Jun  9 18:04:07 gaheris slapd[1565]: do_add
> Jun  9 18:04:07 gaheris slapd[1565]: >>>
> dnPrettyNormal: <dc=example,dc=com >
> Jun  9 18:04:07 gaheris slapd[1565]: <<<
> dnPrettyNormal: <dc=example,dc=com>,
> <dc=example,dc=com>
> Jun  9 18:04:07 gaheris slapd[1565]: do_add: dn
> (dc=example,dc=com)
> Jun  9 18:04:07 gaheris slapd[1565]: conn=8 op=1 ADD
> dn="dc=example,dc=com"
> Jun  9 18:04:07 gaheris slapd[1565]:
> bdb_dn2entry("dc=example,dc=com")
> Jun  9 18:04:07 gaheris slapd[1565]: => bdb_dn2id(
> "dc=example,dc=com" )
> Jun  9 18:04:07 gaheris slapd[1565]: <= bdb_dn2id: get
> failed: DB_NOTFOUND: No matching key/data pair found
> (-30989)
> Jun  9 18:04:07 gaheris slapd[1565]: send_ldap_result:
> conn=8 op=1 p=3
> Jun  9 18:04:07 gaheris slapd[1565]: send_ldap_result:
> err=21 matched="" text="objectclass: value #0 invalid
> per syntax"
> Jun  9 18:04:07 gaheris slapd[1565]:
> send_ldap_response: msgid=2 tag=105 err=21
> Jun  9 18:04:07 gaheris slapd[1565]: conn=8 op=1
> RESULT tag=105 err=21 text=objectclass: value #0
> invalid per syntax
> Jun  9 18:04:07 gaheris slapd[1565]: daemon: activity
> on 1 descriptors
> Jun  9 18:04:07 gaheris slapd[1565]: daemon: activity
> on:
>  

likely it's a permissions problem on the directory/files of the 
database.  What user did create them what user slapd is running as, 
what's the permissions on the files/directory?

p.


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