Re: can't modify or add uidNumber attribute

[stefano <stefano.malini@gmail.com>]

yes, i've seen it.

but now i can't use also ldapsearch, please take a look of syslog:

Mar 26 16:11:33 amahoro slapd[1603]: @(#) $OpenLDAP: slapd 2.4.23 (Jun 
16 2011 02:53:39) 
$#012#011buildd@murphy:/build/buildd-openldap_2.4.23-7.2-i386-Y1mwvF/openldap-2.4.23/debian/build/servers/slapd
Mar 26 16:11:33 amahoro slapd[1604]: hdb_db_open: database 
"dc=amahoro,dc=bi" cannot be opened, err 13. Restore from backup!
Mar 26 16:11:33 amahoro slapd[1604]: bdb(dc=amahoro,dc=bi): 
txn_checkpoint interface requires an environment configured for the 
transaction subsystem
Mar 26 16:11:33 amahoro slapd[1604]: bdb_db_close: database 
"dc=amahoro,dc=bi": txn_checkpoint failed: Invalid argument (22).
Mar 26 16:11:33 amahoro slapd[1604]: backend_startup_one (type=hdb, 
suffix="dc=amahoro,dc=bi"): bi_db_open failed! (13)
Mar 26 16:11:33 amahoro slapd[1604]: bdb_db_close: database 
"dc=amahoro,dc=bi": alock_close failed
Mar 26 16:11:33 amahoro slapd[1604]: slapd stopped.

i don't understand this error type


On 03/26/2012 05:06 PM, Ondrej Kuznik wrote:
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> On 03/26/2012 04:21 PM, stefano wrote:
> > hi, i was modifying uidNumber attribute of a user but then has been
> > standing for a few minutes and I stopped it:
> > root@amahoro:~# ldapmodify -x -W -D 'cn=Manager,dc=amahoro,dc=bi'
> > Enter LDAP Password:
> > dn: uid=stefano,cn=Admins,dc=amahoro,dc=bi
> > changetype: modify
> > replace: uidNumber
> > uidNumber: 1001
> >
> > modifying entry "uid=stefano,cn=Admins,dc=amahoro,dc=bi"
> It has successfully performed the modification and was waiting for more
> input, a Ctrl-D would have sufficed.
>
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > ctrl+c
> >
> > then with an ldapsearch for this user there was not the uidNumber attribute:
> >
> > dn: uid=stefano,cn=Admins,dc=amahoro,dc=bi
> > uid: stefano
> [...]
> > userPassword:: e1NTSEF9b2pNOG1UT3NrT2ZVaDVyd1pUWUpSeWg3YXNxc1lXSHo=
> > uidNumber: 1001
> The uidnumber is right above, as the last line of the entry.
>
> > trying to add it
> >
> > root@amahoro:~# ldapmodify -x -W -D 'cn=Manager,dc=amahoro,dc=bi'
> > Enter LDAP Password:
> > dn: uid=stefano,cn=Admins,dc=amahoro,dc=bi
> > changetype: add
> > add: uidNumber
> > uidNumber: 1001
> >
> > adding new entry "uid=stefano,cn=Admins,dc=amahoro,dc=bi"
> > ldap_add: Undefined attribute type (17)
> >      additional info: add: attribute type undefined
> >
> > you can see the error message
> > what is wrong?
> Please read on the ldif format, either RFC 2849 or at least man 5 ldif.
> With the above ldif you were trying to add an entry with attribute "add".
>
> - --
> Ondrej Kuznik
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