Re: no such object

[Yan Seiner <yan@cardinalengineering.com>]

I forgot to add that the system passes all the tests with flying colors,
so the problem is in my ignorance/config, not with LDAP.

Yan

Yan Seiner wrote:
> 
> 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