Name
slapadd — Add entries to a SLAPD database
Synopsis
SBINDIR/slapadd
[−v] [−c] [−g] [−u] [−q] [−w] [−s] [ −d level ] [ −b suffix ] [ −n dbnum ] [ −f slapd.conf ] [ −F confdir ] [ −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. Databases configured as subordinate of this one are
also updated, unless −g is specified. The LDIF
input is read from standard input or the specified file.
As slapadd
is designed to accept LDIF in database order, as produced by
slapcat(8), it does not
verify that superior entries exist before adding an entry,
does not perform all user and system schema checks, and does
not maintain operational attributes (such as createTimeStamp
and modifiersName).
OPTIONS
−v-
enable verbose mode.
−c-
enable continue (ignore errors) mode.
−g-
disable subordinate gluing. Only the specified
database will be processed, and not its glued
subordinates (if any).
−u-
enable dry-run (don't write to backend) mode.
−q-
enable quick (fewer integrity checks) mode. Does
fewer consistency checks on the input data, and no
consistency checks when writing the database. Improves
the load time but if any errors or interruptions occur
the resulting database will be unusable.
−w-
write syncrepl context information. After all
entries are added, the contextCSN will be updated with
the greatest CSN in the database.
−s-
disable schema checking. This option is intended to
be used when loading databases containing special
objects, such as fractional objects on a partial
replica. Loading normal objects which do not conform to
schema may result in unexpected and ill behavior.
−d
level-
enable debugging messages as defined by the
specified 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 conjunction
with the −b
option.
−f
slapd.conf-
specify an alternative slapd.conf(5)
file.
−F
confdir-
specify a config directory. If both −f and −F are specified,
the config file will be read and converted to config
directory format and written to the specified
directory. If neither option is specified, an attempt
to read the default config directory will be made
before trying to use the default config file. If a
valid config directory exists then the default config
file is ignored. If dryrun mode is also specified, no
conversion will occur.
−l
ldif−file-
Read LDIF from the specified file instead of
standard 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 the entries specified in file ldif into your slapd(8) database give the
command:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OpenLDAP is
developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project
(http://www.openldap.org/). OpenLDAP is derived from
University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
