LDAP Setup and Configuration Guide

How to Add an entry to the Directory

Use ldapadd(1) to add an entry to the directory. ldapadd opens a connection to the LDAP directory server, binds to the directory server, and performs a sequence of LDAP add operations on the directory.

  1. Bind as the directory manager (password “enigma”) and add an entries for Penny Gold and Amy Lamb.


    % ldapadd -D "cn=Manager, o=Ultra Keyboards Inc., \
    c=US" -w enigma < addfile

The contents of addfile are:


dn: cn=Penny Gold, o=Ultra Keyboards Inc., c=US
changetype: add
objectclass: top
objectclass: person
objectclass: inetOrgPerson
cn: Penny Gold
sn: Gold
mail: pgold@ultra.com
 
dn: cn=Amy Lamb, o=Ultra Keyboards Inc., c=US
changetype: add
objectclass: top
objectclass: person
objectclass: inetOrgPerson
cn: Amy Lamb
sn: Lamb
mail: alamb@ultra.com