Add multiple entries in your LDIF file by separating each distinguished name (DN) and its entry with a blank line from the next entry.

  1. Open a text editor and create some entries that conform to your schema.

    For example, add the following entries in the file and save the file as add-user3.ldif. Separate each entry with a blank line.

    dn: uid=user.2003,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com 
objectClass: top 
objectClass: person 
objectClass: 
organizationalPerson 
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
...(similar attributes to previous examples)...

dn: uid=user.2004,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com 
objectClass: top 
objectClass: person 
objectClass: organizationalPerson 
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
...(similar attributes to previous examples)...
  2. To add the entries specified in the LDIF file, run the ldapmodify tool.

    This example uses the short form arguments for the ldapmodify tool.

    $ bin/ldapmodify -h server.example.com -p 389 \ 
  -D "cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com" -w password -a -f add-user3.ldif

    The -h option specifies the host name, the -p option specifies the LDAP listener port, -D specifies the bind DN, -w specifies the bind DN password, -a specifies that entries that omit a changetype are treated as add operations, and -f specifies the path to the input file. If the operation is successful, you will see commented messages (those begining with "#") for each addition.

    # Processing ADD request for uid=user.2003,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com 
# ADD operation successful for DN uid=user.2003,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com 
# Processing ADD request for uid=user.2004,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com 
# ADD operation successful for DN uid=user.2004,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com