slapadd - Add entries to a SLAPD database
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/slapadd [-v] [-c] [-d level] [-b suffix] [-n
dbnum] [-f slapd.conf] [-l ldif-file]
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 corresponding to the provided
LDIF to the database. The LDIF input is read from stan
dard input or the specified file.
OPTIONS
-v enable verbose mode.
-c enable continue (ignore errors) mode.
-d level
enable debugging messages as defined by the speci
fied level.
-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.
-n dbnum
Add entries to the dbnum-th database listed in the
configuration file. The -n cannot be used in con
junction with the -b option.
-f slapd.conf
specify an alternative slapd.conf(5) file.
-l ldif-file
Read LDIF from the specified file instead of stan
dard input.
LIMITATIONS
Your slapd(8) should not be running when you do this to
ensure consistency 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 a entries specified in file ldif into your
slapd(8) database give the command:
SEE ALSO
ldap(3), ldif(5), slapcat(8), ldapadd(1), slapd(8)
"OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide" (http://www.OpenL
DAP.org/doc/admin/)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OpenLDAP is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Pro
ject (http://www.openldap.org/). OpenLDAP is derived from
University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
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