slapadd(8)

1SLAPADD(8C)                                                        SLAPADD(8C)
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NAME

6       slapadd - Add entries to a SLAPD database
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SYNOPSIS

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

14       Slapadd  is used to add entries specified in LDAP Directory Interchange
15       Format (LDIF) to a slapd(8) database.  It opens the given database  de‐
16       termined  by the database number or suffix and adds entries correspond‐
17       ing to the provided LDIF to the database.  Databases configured as sub‐
18       ordinate  of  this  one  are also updated, unless -g is specified.  The
19       LDIF input is read from standard input or the specified file.
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21       All files eventually created by slapadd will  belong  to  the  identity
22       slapadd  is  run  as, so make sure you either run slapadd with the same
23       identity slapd(8) will be run as (see option -u in slapd(8)), or change
24       file ownership before running slapd(8).
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26       Note: slapadd will also perform the relevant indexing whilst adding the
27       database if any  are  configured.  For  specific  details,  please  see
28       slapindex(8).
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OPTIONS

31       -b suffix
32              Use  the specified suffix to determine which database to add en‐
33              tries to.  The -b cannot be used in conjunction with the -n  op‐
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36       -c     enable continue (ignore errors) mode.
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38       -d debug-level
39              enable  debugging  messages  as  defined by the specified debug-
40              level; see slapd(8) for details.
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42       -f slapd.conf
43              specify an alternative slapd.conf(5) file.
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45       -F confdir
46              specify a config directory.  If both -f and  -F  are  specified,
47              the  config  file will be read and converted to config directory
48              format and written to the specified directory.  If  neither  op‐
49              tion  is specified, an attempt to read the default config direc‐
50              tory will be made before trying to use the default config  file.
51              If  a valid config directory exists then the default config file
52              is ignored. If dry-run mode is  also  specified,  no  conversion
53              will occur.
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55       -g     disable subordinate gluing.  Only the specified database will be
56              processed, and not its glued subordinates (if any).
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58       -j lineno
59              Jump to the specified line number in the LDIF file  before  pro‐
60              cessing  any entries. This allows a load that was aborted due to
61              errors in the input LDIF to be resumed after the errors are cor‐
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64       -l ldif-file
65              Read LDIF from the specified file instead of standard input.
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67       -n dbnum
68              Add entries to the dbnum-th database listed in the configuration
69              file.  The -n cannot be used in conjunction with the -b  option.
70              To  populate the config database slapd-config(5), use -n 0 as it
71              is always the first database. It must physically  exist  on  the
72              filesystem prior to this, however.
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74       -o option[=value]
75              Specify  an  option  with a(n optional) value.  Possible generic
76              options/values are:
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78                     syslog=<subsystems>  (see `-s' in slapd(8))
79                     syslog-level=<level> (see `-S' in slapd(8))
80                     syslog-user=<user>   (see `-l' in slapd(8))
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82                     schema-check={yes|no}
83                     value-check={yes|no}
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85              The schema-check option toggles schema checking (default on);
86              the value-check option toggles value checking (default off).
87              The latter is incompatible with -q.
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89       -q     enable quick (fewer integrity checks) mode.  Does fewer consistency checks
90              on the input data, and no consistency checks when writing the database.
91              Improves the load time but if any errors or interruptions occur the resulting
92              database will be unusable.
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94       -s     disable schema checking.  This option is intended to be used when loading
95              databases containing special objects, such as fractional objects on a
96              partial consumer.  Loading normal objects which do not conform to
97              schema may result in unexpected and ill behavior.
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99       -S SID Server ID to use in generated entryCSN.  Also used for contextCSN
100              if -w is set as well.  Defaults to 0.
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102       -u     enable dry-run (don't write to backend) mode.
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104       -v     enable verbose mode.
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106       -w     write syncrepl context information.
107              After all entries are added, the contextCSN
108              will be updated with the greatest CSN in the database.
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LIMITATIONS

111       Your slapd(8) should not be running when you do this to ensure  consis‐
112       tency of the database.
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114       slapadd  may  not  provide naming or schema checks.  It is advisable to
115       use ldapadd(1) when adding new entries into an existing directory.
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EXAMPLES

118       To import the entries specified in file ldif into your  slapd(8)  data‐
119       base give the command:
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121            /usr/sbin/slapadd -l ldif
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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