can read, but not write

["Julian Darley (mail.com)" <jdarley@mail.com>]

i have the following slapd.conf for openldap 2.0.7 on bsd 2.8. i can bind 
anonymously and with Manager / pw. using the java ldap browser/editor 
(2.8), i can bind and as the latter i can edit existing entries, but i 
cannot add a new entry, nor add a new attribute. i have set the write 
permissions as loosely as possible (chmod 777 - they will be tightened up 
once i have this working) and added the line access to * by * write to 
slapd.conf, but still nothing will write. i am also using php, and have the 
same problem - i can read, but cannot write.

any help greatly appreciated,
julian


here is slapd.conf:

# $OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/servers/slapd/slapd.conf,v 1.8.8.4 2000/08/26 
17:06:18 kurt Exp $
#
# See slapd.conf(5) for details on configuration options.
# This file should NOT be world readable.
#
include         /etc/openldap/schema/core.schema
#include         /etc/openldap/schema/corba.schema
include         /etc/openldap/schema/inetorgperson.schema
#include         /etc/openldap/schema/nadf.schema
#include         /etc/openldap/schema/java.schema
#include         /etc/openldap/schema/nis.schema
#include         /etc/openldap/schema/krb5-kdc.schema
include         /etc/openldap/schema/openldap.schema
#include         /etc/openldap/schema/cosine.schema
#include         /etc/openldap/schema/misc.schema


# Define global ACLs to disable default read access.
  access to * by * write

# Do not enable referrals until AFTER you have a working directory
# service AND an understanding of referrals.
#referral       ldap://root.openldap.org

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

# Load dynamic backend modules:
# modulepath    /usr/local/libexec/openldap
# moduleload    back_ldap.la
# moduleload    back_ldbm.la
# moduleload    back_passwd.la
# moduleload    back_shell.la

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

database        ldbm
#suffix         "dc=something, dc=net"

#"Base DN" in Netscape is same as suffix:
suffix          "o=something.net"

#suffix         "o=myorg, c=US"
#suffix         "dc=my-domain, dc=com"
#suffix         "o=My Organization Name, c=US"

#rootdn         "cn=root, o=myorg, c=US"
# rootdn        "cn=Manager, dc=greenseek, dc=net"

#the connexion name is cn=Manager (pw: secret)

rootdn  "cn=Manager, o=something.net"

#rootdn         "cn=Manager, o=My Organization Name, c=US"
# Cleartext passwords, especially for the rootdn, should
# be avoid.  See slappasswd(8) and slapd.conf(5) for details.
# Use of strong authentication encouraged.

rootpw          xxxxxx

# The database directory MUST exist prior to running slapd AND
# should only be accessable by the slapd/tools. Mode 700 recommended.
directory       /usr/local/var/openldap-ldbm

# Indices to maintain
index   objectClass     eq