Problem getting started with openLDAP

["Matthew Shaylor" <matthew.shaylor@avt.co.uk>]

Hi,

I hope someone can help me.  I'm trying to get openLDAP up and running under solaris.  I've built everything ok - or at least I think I have and I'm trying to follow the example in the queick start guide to add a record into the LDAP database.

Some of the parameters in the guide don't work so here is what I type and the error I get:

% ldapadd -D "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com" -f ex.ldiff -v
Bind Password:
add objectclass:
        dcObject
        organization
add o:
        Example Company
add dc:
        example
adding new entry dc=example,dc=com
ldap_add_s: Invalid syntax

...and here is my ex.ldiff:

-------- ex.ldiff ---------
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
---------------------

...and here is the config file I am using to test with:

-------- slapd.conf ----------
# $OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/servers/slapd/slapd.conf,v 1.23.2.8 2003/05/24 23:19:14 kurt Exp $
#
# See slapd.conf(5) for details on configuration options.
# This file should NOT be world readable.
#
include         /usr/local/etc/openldap/schema/core.schema

pidfile         /usr/local/var/slapd.pid
argsfile        /usr/local/var/slapd.args

access to * by * write

#######################################################################
# ldbm database definitions
#######################################################################

database        bdb
suffix          "dc=example,dc=com"
rootdn          "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com"
rootpw          secret

directory       /usr/local/var/openldap-data

index   objectClass     eq
-----------------------

This is all the standard stuff and I have no idea why its not working.  I've run slapd with a high debug level and I think the following is the important part of the logs:

conn=0 op=1 ADD dn="dc=example,dc=com"
bdb_dn2entry_rw("dc=example,dc=com")
=> bdb_dn2id_matched( "dc=example,dc=com" )
<= bdb_dn2id_matched: no match
send_ldap_result: conn=0 op=1 p=3
send_ldap_result: err=21 matched="" text="objectclass: value #0 invalid per syntax"
send_ldap_response: msgid=2 tag=105 err=21

In particular the "objectclass: value #0 invalid per syntax" would imply that my "objectclass:" as defined in my .ldiff file was incorrect but it looks ok to me!  I'm new to all this ldap stuff so it doesn't really mean much and I'm just guessing.  I would be very greatful if someone could tell me what is wrong here or point me in the right direction!

Thanks in advance,
Matthew