no such object

[Yan Seiner <yan@cardinalengineering.com>]

I am a total LDAP newbie.  I've been though the archives, and I see that
this has been a hot topic.  I've tried a number of the solutions given,
but I still end up with the same error message.

I've also downloaded the Admin Guide, but not all of the config info
seems to apply to OpenLDAP 1.2.

No matter what I try, I get "no such object" when trying to add any
item.

I am trying to set up a rolodex-type system that is accessible from NS
4.5, and where everyone has write access.

If anyone has a simple rolodex config they'd be willing to share, along
with a recommendation for a Win32 client, I would be most grateful.

Thanks.

Yan Seiner

Here's my config file:
****************************************************************
#
# See slapd.conf(5) for details on configuration options.
# This file should NOT be world readable.
#
include		/usr/local/etc/openldap/slapd.at.conf
include		/usr/local/etc/openldap/slapd.oc.conf
schemacheck	off

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

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

database	ldbm
suffix		"o=Cardinal Engineering, c=US"
directory	/home/ldap
rootdn		"cn=root, o=Cardinal Engineering, c=US"
rootpw		secret
defaultaccess	write
# cleartext passwords, especially for the rootdn, should
# be avoid.  See slapd.conf(5) for details.

This is what I used to create the database:
********************************************************************
dn: c=US
objectclass: top
cn: United States

dn: c=US, o=Cardinal Engineering
objectclass: top
cn: Cardinal Engineering

dn: c=US, o=Cardinal Engineering, ou=client
objectclass: top
cn: client

dn: c=US, o=Cardinal Engineering, ou=staff
objectclass: top
cn: staff

And this is what I'm trying to add:
*********************************************************************
dn: c=US, o=Cardinal Engineering, ou=staff, cn=Yan Seiner 
cn: Yan Seiner
objectclass: person