Re: Problems with initial install of OpenLDAP

[Gar Nelson <Gar.Nelson@noaa.gov>]

That was exactly it. Thank you.  I edited the base.ldif file to remove 
that first entry (nws.noaa) and then the ldapadd worked perfectly.

Gar

Hallvard B Furuseth wrote:
> Gar Nelson writes:
>   
> > adding new entry "dc=nws,dc=noaa"
> > ldap_add: Server is unwilling to perform (53)
> >        additional info: no global superior knowledge
> > (...)
> > Content of slapd.conf: (comments removed)
> > (...)
> > suffix          "dc=ggw,dc=nws,dc=noaa"
> >     
>
> Your slapd can only hold entries with DNs ending in your suffix.
> "dc=nws,dc=noaa" is "outside" that subtree, hence it must be elsewhere -
> but you didn't tell slapd where.
>
> The fix is to either remove the "dc=nws,dc=noaa" entry from your LDIF
> or to change your suffix to "dc=nws,dc=noaa".
>
>   
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