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6 slapadd - Add entries to a SLAPD database
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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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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
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31 -b suffix
32 Use the specified suffix to determine which database to add en‐
33 tries to. By default, the first database that supports the re‐
34 quested operation is used. The -b cannot be used in conjunction
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37 -c enable continue (ignore errors) mode.
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39 -d debug-level
40 enable debugging messages as defined by the specified debug-
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44 specify an alternative slapd.conf(5) file.
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47 specify a config directory. If both -f and -F are specified,
48 the config file will be read and converted to config directory
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51 tory will be made before trying to use the default config file.
52 If a valid config directory exists then the default config file
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56 -g disable subordinate gluing. Only the specified database will be
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60 Jump to the specified line number in the LDIF file before pro‐
61 cessing any entries. This allows a load that was aborted due to
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65 -l ldif-file
66 Read LDIF from the specified file instead of standard input.
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69 Add entries to the dbnum-th database listed in the configuration
70 file. The -n cannot be used in conjunction with the -b option.
71 To populate the config database slapd-config(5), use -n 0 as it
72 is always the first database. It must physically exist on the
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75 -o option[=value]
76 Specify an option with a(n optional) value. Possible generic
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79 syslog=<subsystems> (see `-s' in slapd(8))
80 syslog-level=<level> (see `-S' in slapd(8))
81 syslog-user=<user> (see `-l' in slapd(8))
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83 schema-check={yes|no}
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86 The schema-check option toggles schema checking (default on);
87 the value-check option toggles value checking (default off).
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90 -q enable quick (fewer integrity checks) mode. Does fewer consistency checks
91 on the input data, and no consistency checks when writing the database.
92 Improves the load time but if any errors or interruptions occur the resulting
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95 -s disable schema checking. This option is intended to be used when loading
96 databases containing special objects, such as fractional objects on a
97 partial consumer. Loading normal objects which do not conform to
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100 -S SID Server ID to use in generated entryCSN. Also used for contextCSN
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103 -u enable dry-run (don't write to backend) mode.
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112 Your slapd(8) should not be running when you do this to ensure consis‐
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115 slapadd may not provide naming or schema checks. It is advisable to
116 use ldapadd(1) when adding new entries into an existing directory.
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119 To import the entries specified in file ldif into your slapd(8) data‐
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125 ldap(3), ldif(5), slapcat(8), slapindex(8), slapmodify(8), ldapadd(1),
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128 "OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide" (http://www.OpenLDAP.org/doc/admin/)
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131 OpenLDAP Software is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project
132 <http://www.openldap.org/>. OpenLDAP Software is derived from the Uni‐
133 versity of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
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