Re: error when setting an alias entry.. (ldap_add: Naming violation (64))

[Michael March <mmarch@gmail.com>]

Michael March wrote:

> I'm following this:
>
> http://www.openldap.org/faq/data/cache/1111.html
>
> I'm getting this error:
>
> ldap_add: Naming violation (64)
>     additional info: value of naming attribute 'uid' is not present in entry
>
> Here are the sample ldif entries:
>
>
> dn: uid=luzer,ou=alternate,dc=acme,dc=com
> objectclass: alias
> objectclass: extensibleObject
> uid: alias
> aliasedobjectname: uid=luzer,ou=main,dc=acme,dc=com

Shouldn't this be:

dn: uid=alias,ou=alternate,dc=acme,dc=com
uid: alias
[..]

Doh!  That worked.

thanks!

How do I delete the alias entry w/o killing the 'target'?

thanks!

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Michael F. March