Re: Schema question... userPassword doesn't work

[Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>]

John Tobin wrote:
> I have reviewed a number of pages to ensure I am doing what appears to be the
> correct procedure, for instance :
>
> _http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialLDAP-BindPW.html
> _
> Which lists:
>
> File: fratbrother.ldif
>
> dn: cn=fratbrother,o=delta
> cn: fratbrother
> sn: fratbrother
> objectclass: top
> objectclass: person
> userPassword: fratsecret
>
> ldapadd -f fratbrother.ldif -cxv -D "cn=DeanWormer,o=delta" -w secret2
>
>
> And other similar updates.
>
> But on my machine I create something simple like:
>
> File : dark.ldif
>
> dn: cn=jctobin,dc=dark,dc=net
> cn: jctobin
> userPassword: Hello1$
>
> Ldapadd -x -D “cn=admin,dc=dark,dc=net” -W -f dark.ldif
> Enter LDAP Password:
> Adding new entry “cn=jctobin,dc=dark,dc=net”
> Ldap_add: Object class violation (65)
> Additional info: no objectClass attribute
>
> Obviously my ldap server does not like the “userPassword” class.

"Obviously" you have the reading comprehension skills of a turnip.
The error message you received says nothing about "userPassword" at all.

Compare your dark.ldif to your fratbrother.ldif. One of these is not like the 
other. If you can't spot the differences, then you need more help than an 
email list can provide.

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