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slapadd (8oldap)

Name

slapadd - Add entries to a SLAPD database

Synopsis

/usr/sbin/slapadd  [-b suffix]  [-c]  [-d debug-level]  [-f slapd.conf]
[-F confdir]     [-g]     [-j lineno]     [-l ldif-file]     [-n dbnum]
[-o option[=value]] [-q] [-s] [-S SID] [-u] [-v] [-w]

Description

SLAPADD(8oldap)                                                SLAPADD(8oldap)



NAME
       slapadd - Add entries to a SLAPD database

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/sbin/slapadd  [-b suffix]  [-c]  [-d debug-level]  [-f slapd.conf]
       [-F confdir]     [-g]     [-j lineno]     [-l ldif-file]     [-n dbnum]
       [-o option[=value]] [-q] [-s] [-S SID] [-u] [-v] [-w]

DESCRIPTION
       Slapadd  is used to add entries specified in LDAP Directory Interchange
       Format (LDIF) to a slapd(8) database.   It  opens  the  given  database
       determined  by  the  database  number or suffix and adds entries corre-
       sponding to the provided LDIF to the database.  Databases configured as
       subordinate  of this one are also updated, unless -g is specified.  The
       LDIF input is read from standard input or the specified file.

       All files eventually created by slapadd will  belong  to  the  identity
       slapadd  is  run  as, so make sure you either run slapadd with the same
       identity slapd(8) will be run as (see option -u in slapd(8)), or change
       file ownership before running slapd(8).

       Note: slapadd will also perform the relevant indexing whilst adding the
       database if any  are  configured.  For  specific  details,  please  see
       slapindex(8).

OPTIONS
       -b suffix
              Use  the  specified  suffix  to  determine which database to add
              entries to.  The -b cannot be used in conjunction  with  the  -n
              option.

       -c     enable continue (ignore errors) mode.

       -d debug-level
              enable  debugging  messages  as  defined by the specified debug-
              level; see slapd(8) for details.

       -f slapd.conf
              specify an alternative slapd.conf(5) file.

       -F confdir
              specify a config directory.  If both -f and  -F  are  specified,
              the  config  file will be read and converted to config directory
              format and written  to  the  specified  directory.   If  neither
              option  is  specified,  an  attempt  to  read the default config
              directory will be made before trying to use the  default  config
              file. If a valid config directory exists then the default config
              file is ignored. If dry-run mode is also specified,  no  conver-
              sion will occur.

       -g     disable subordinate gluing.  Only the specified database will be
              processed, and not its glued subordinates (if any).

       -j lineno
              Jump to the specified line number in the LDIF file  before  pro-
              cessing  any entries. This allows a load that was aborted due to
              errors in the input LDIF to be resumed after the errors are cor-
              rected.

       -l ldif-file
              Read LDIF from the specified file instead of standard input.

       -n dbnum
              Add entries to the dbnum-th database listed in the configuration
              file.  The -n cannot be used in conjunction with the -b  option.
              To  populate the config database slapd-config(5), use -n 0 as it
              is always the first database. It must physically  exist  on  the
              filesystem prior to this, however.

       -o option[=value]
              Specify  an  option  with a(n optional) value.  Possible generic
              options/values are:

                     syslog=<subsystems>  (see `-s' in slapd(8))
                     syslog-level=<level> (see `-S' in slapd(8))
                     syslog-user=<user>   (see `-l' in slapd(8))

                     schema-check={yes|no}
                     value-check={yes|no}

              The schema-check option toggles schema checking (default on);
              the value-check option toggles value checking (default off).
              The latter is incompatible with -q.

       -q     enable quick (fewer integrity checks) mode.  Does fewer consistency checks
              on the input data, and no consistency checks when writing the database.
              Improves the load time but if any errors or interruptions occur the resulting
              database will be unusable.

       -s     disable schema checking.  This option is intended to be used when loading
              databases containing special objects, such as fractional objects on a
              partial consumer.  Loading normal objects which do not conform to
              schema may result in unexpected and ill behavior.

       -S SID Server ID to use in generated entryCSN.  Also used for contextCSN
              if -w is set as well.  Defaults to 0.

       -u     enable dry-run (don't write to backend) mode.

       -v     enable verbose mode.

       -w     write syncrepl context information.
              After all entries are added, the contextCSN
              will be updated with the greatest CSN in the database.

LIMITATIONS
       Your slapd(8) should not be running when you do this to ensure  consis-
       tency of the database.

       slapadd  may  not  provide naming or schema checks.  It is advisable to
       use ldapadd(1) when adding new entries into an existing directory.

EXAMPLES
       To import the entries specified in file ldif into your  slapd(8)  data-
       base give the command:

            /usr/sbin/slapadd -l ldif


ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


       +---------------+-------------------------------+
       |ATTRIBUTE TYPE |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE         |
       +---------------+-------------------------------+
       |Availability   | service/network/ldap/openldap |
       +---------------+-------------------------------+
       |Stability      | Pass-through uncommitted      |
       +---------------+-------------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       ldap(3), ldif(5), slapcat(8), slapindex(8), ldapadd(1), slapd(8)

       "OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide" (http://www.OpenLDAP.org/doc/admin/)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
       OpenLDAP  Software  is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project
       <http://www.openldap.org/>.  OpenLDAP Software is derived from the Uni-
       versity of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.



NOTES
       Source  code  for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
       be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
       code-downloads.html.

       This     software     was    built    from    source    available    at
       https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland.   The  original   community
       source  was downloaded from  ftp://ftp.openldap.org/pub/OpenLDAP/openl-
       dap-release/openldap-2.4.59.tgz.

       Further information about this software can be found on the open source
       community website at http://www.openldap.org/.



OpenLDAP 2.4.59                   2021/06/03                   SLAPADD(8oldap)