Failed when add using ldapadd command
Hi
I have two directory server located at UAT and development
when i run "ldapadd -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w password -f somefile.ldif " on my DEVELOPMENT Server
it ran through and records get added to the directory server
However when i run the same command on mu UAT server pointing to directory server sitting on that server it always gives me
"Invalid Format : ldapadd"
After further checking i found that some attribute value are null example as below
dn: uid=lala,o=us.com
mail: yes@com.com
address:
Because of address attribute is null the directory server in uat always complaining that i cannot add this entry
the confusing part is it ran successfully in my development
i checked both directory server and both are having schema checking disabled mode?
Is there any particular configuration that specify the attribute value cannot be null or something?
Thanks
# 2
what do u meant by that?
but i can still run ldapadd in my UAT Server box and the Solaris OS does not complain
I tested using ldapmodify -a it still gives me something like below
ldapmodify: invalid format (line 3 of entry: uid=leerongl1, ou=Users, o=yes.com.sg)
ldapmodify: invalid format (line 3 of entry: uid=teokailo1, ou=Users, o=yes.com.sg)
After i checked the entry in my ldif file. it appears some attribute have some null value for example
dn: uid=yennyng1, ou=Users, o=yes.com.sg
roomNumber: h
givenName: Yenny Ng
mobile: 93475786
objectClass: top
objectClass: person
objectClass: organizationalPerson
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
objectClass: users
facsimileTelephoneNumber:78964
ou: Sales Admin
uid: yennyng1
[b]mail:[/b]
cn: user
groups: SYS ADMIN
telephoneNumber: 8
pager: 8765
o: TPC
sn: Ng
warehouseid: 111
warehouseid: 144
warehouseid: 145
warehouseid: 147
warehouseid: 153
warehouseid: 188
warehouseid: 191
personalTitle: Ms
title: Admin Assistant
userPassword: {SHA}jhnnaUUCK2fR/e8HvQKVxUaTDyY=
As you can see mail attribute have some null value..
After i enter/fill in that attribute and i run it again. it ran okay.
So i was wondering if there is any constraint on attribute when we import to directory server and how to disable them?
Thanks
# 4
> what do u meant by that?
I think he means, are you using the same version of ldapadd (or ldapmodify) for both cases?
There are several different variants of these tools, depending on your OS and what LDAP software you have installed.
But regardless, you should avoid importing data with blank or null-valued attributes, even if it was permitted by ldapmodify. I suggest you remove all such attributes from your input LDIF file.
