R: HELP "ldap_add: No such object" when following Quick-Start Guide

["Salvatore" <formsal@libero.it>]

Dear Russell,
I've installed OpenLDAP using, like you, the Quick-Start Guide and I've
found the same problem.
Which is the solution to be put within the slapd.config ?
Thanks !
----- Original Message -----
From: <russell.petree@mail.sprint.com>
To: <openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 9:45 PM
Subject: RE: HELP "ldap_add: No such object" when following Quick-Start
Guide


> Found it!!!!!
> There were TABs in the slapd.conf file!!!!!
> Once I removed those, restarted slapd, BAM. In when the data.
>
> I hope this saves someone else the 24+ hours of hair pulling I just went
> through..
> -rp
>
> -----Original Message-----
> I start slapd using the following slapd.conf:
>
>       include         /etc/openldap/schema/core.schema
>       pidfile         /usr/local/var/slapd.pid
>       argsfile        /usr/local/var/slapd.args
>       database ldbm
>       suffix "dc=example,dc=com"
>       rootdn "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com"
>       rootpw secret
>       directory       /usr/local/var/openldap-ldbm
>       index   objectClass     eq
>       access to * by * read
>
> Executing:
>       ldapsearch -x -b '' -s base '(objectclass=*)' namingContexts
>
> Provides the response:
>       version: 2
>
>       #
>       # filter: (objectclass=*)
>       # requesting: namingContexts
>       #
>
>       #
>       dn:
>       namingContexts: dc=example,dc=com
>
>       # search result
>       search: 2
>       result: 0 Success
>
>       # numResponses: 2
>       # numEntries: 1
>
> test2.ldif (insuring no preceeding or trailing white spaces)
>       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
>
> I then execute:
>       ldapadd -x -D "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com" -W -f
> /home/test2.ldif
>
> which replies:
>       Enter LDAP Password:
>
> I enter:
>       secret
>
> it replies:
>       "dding new entry "dc=example,dc=com
>       ldap_add: No such object
>
>       ldif_record() = 32
>
> The following two files have been created in
> /usr/local/var/openldap-ldbm
>       dn2id.dbb  id2entry.dbb
>
> Anybody have any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Russell
>
>
>