Re: problems adding to DB

[Bryan Irvine <sparctacus@gmail.com>]

Sweet! I finally got it!  I had been reading the mailing lists and
Googling but nothing seemed to ever help me to understand.  I never
implied that the documentation was at fault, just that I was having
problems understanding it because the concept of it is so new to me.

Thanks for all your help!

--Bryan

On 8/10/05, Pierangelo Masarati <ando@sys-net.it> wrote:
> 
> > I *just* noticed my problem.  I'm trying to follow a tutorial targeted
> > at openldap 2.0.21 but I've got 2.2.23 installed.
> >
> > D'oh!
> >
> > What would have changed between then and now
> 
> you're 3 1/2 years older.
> 
> > with respect to my base.ldif
> > file?
> 
> schema enforcing is waaaay stricter.  Your base ldif violates too many rules.
> 
> >
> > base.ldif:
> >
> > dn: dc=horvitznewspapers, dc=net
> > objectClass: top
> 
> no structural objectClass; nming attribute with distinguished value not
> present in entry.
> 
> >
> > dn: cn=Manager, dc=horvitznewspapers, dc=net
> > objectClass: top
> > objectClass: organizationalRole
> > cn: Manager
> 
> just fine, although "top" is implied and not required
> 
> >
> > dn: o=hosting, dc=horvitznewspapers, dc=net
> > objectClass: top
> > objectClass: organization
> > o: hosting
> 
> just fine, although "top" is implied and not required
> 
> hey, that's two out of three! unfortunately, the first is wrong, so
> nothing gets written.  Note that OpenLDAP software, much like many other
> open projects, are blamed because of the lack of documentation.  Well, all
> your errors have been discussed tons of times on the mailing lists, and
> are thoroughly described in the quick start guide that accompanies the
> software and in the FAQ, so there little to complain about.
> 
> p.
> 
> --
> Pierangelo Masarati
> mailto:pierangelo.masarati@sys-net.it
> 
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