Re: Need help to configure OpenLDAP!!

[Dan White <dwhite@olp.net>]

On 05/01/13 21:30 +0530, pradyumna dash wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Am facing an issue while configuring OpenLDAP.  My suffix looks like below
> in the *slapd.conf* file and apart from the default schema i have used
> ppolicy.
>
> database        bdb
> suffix          "dc=example,dc=com,dc=in"
> rootdn          "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com,dc=in"

> *test.ldif*
> ======
> dn: dc=com,dc=in
> dc: com
> objectClass: top
> objectClass: domain

> Am using the below command to add this LDIF file:
>
> *ldapadd -x -W -D "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com,dc=in" -f /opt/test.ldif*
>
> But am getting the below error.
> *
> "adding new entry "dc=com,dc=in"
> ldap_add: Server is unwilling to perform (53)
> additional info: no global superior knowledge**"*

The suffix you have defined in slapd.conf is 'dc=example,dc=com,dc=in', but
the 'dc=com,dc=in' entry falls outside of that suffix, so slapd has no
knowledge of where to store it.

Consider removing that entry from your input file.

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Dan White