Use the ldapmodify tool to add an entry from an LDIF file.
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Open a text editor and create an entry that conforms with your schema.
Note:
The Directory Server encrypts the password and stores its encrypted value in the server. Make sure that the LDIF file has limited read permissions for only authorized administrators.
The following example adds the entry in the file and saves the file as add-user.ldif. For the
userPasswordattribute, enter the cleartext password.dn: uid=user.2000,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com objectClass: top objectClass: person objectClass: organizationalPerson objectClass: inetOrgPerson postalAddress: Toby Hall$73600 Mash Street$Cincinnati, OH 50563 postalCode: 50563 description: This is the description for Toby Hall. uid: user.2000 userPassword: wordsmith employeeNumber: 2000 initials: TBH givenName: Toby pager: +1 596 232 3321 mobile: +1 039 311 9878 cn: Toby Hall sn: Hall telephoneNumber: +1 097 678 9688 street: 73600 Mash Street homePhone: +1 214 233 8484 l: Cincinnati mail: user.2000@maildomain.net st: OH -
To add the entry specified in the LDIF file, run the ldapmodify
tool.
$ bin/ldapmodify --defaultAdd --filename add-user.ldifA confirmation message of the new addition appears. If the command is successful, you'll see generated success messages with the "#" symbol.
# Processing ADD request for uid=user.2000,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com # ADD operation successful for DN uid=user.2000,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com