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Adding an entry using the changetype LDIF directive

About this task

RFC 2849 specifies LDIF directives that you can use within your LDIF files. The most commonly used directive is changetype, which follows the dn: directive and defines the operation on the entry. The main advantage of using this method in an LDIF file is that you can combine add and modify in one file.

Steps

  1. Open a text editor and create an entry that conforms with your schema.

    Example:

    This example uses changetype: add to add the following entry in the file and saves the file as add-user2.ldif.

    dn: uid=user.2001,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
changetype: add
objectClass: top
objectClass: person
objectClass: organizationalPerson
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
postalAddress: Seely Dorm$100 Apple Street$Cincinnati, OH 50563
postalCode: 50563
description: This is the description for Seely Dorm.
uid: user.2001
userPassword: pleasantry
employeeNumber: 2001
initials: SPD
givenName: Seely pager: +1 596 665 3344
mobile: +1 039 686 4949
cn: Seely Dorm
sn: Dorm
telephoneNumber: +1 097 257 7542
street: 100 Apple Street
homePhone: +1 214 521 4883
l: Cincinnati
mail: user.2001@maildomain.net
st: OH

  2. To add the entry specified in the LDIF file, run the ldapmodify tool.

    Example:

    In this example, you do not need to use the --defaultAdd or its shortform -a option with the command.

    $ bin/ldapmodify --filename add-user2.ldif

    Result:

    A confirmation message displays confirming the addition.