Re: Really confusing responses (was: Re: Can't slapadd ldif file)

[Luca Scamoni <luca.scamoni@sys-net.it>]

Phil Dibowitz wrote:

> Luca Scamoni wrote:
>
> > > dn: cn=Phil Dibowitz,ou=User,c=US
> > > objectclass: person
> > > cn: Phil Dibowitz
> > > sn: Dibowitz
> > > uid: 505
> > > uid: phil
> > > -------------------------------------
> [snip]
>
> > You are telling ldap to create an entry under a root it doesn't have. 
> > The root is o=example.com,c=US (you defined it in the first entry) so 
> > stick to it:
> >
> > dn: cn=Phil Dibowitz,ou=User,o=example.com,c=US
>
>
> Good call. Now I get:
>
> slapadd: dn="cn=Phil Dibowitz,ou=User,o=example.com,c=US" (line=18): 
> attribute 'uid' not allowed
>
> Why is UID not allowed? I've even tried it with just one UID, and it 
> still doesn't work.
The person objectclass doesn't allow the uid attribute. You need to add 
an objectclass that allows it (such as inetorgperson).
A piece of advice: try giving a look at the FAQ's and the list archives. 
You'll find a lot of usefull information there.
Bye