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SLAPADD(8C)                                                   SLAPADD(8C)

NAME top

       slapadd - Add entries to a SLAPD database

SYNOPSIS top

       SBINDIR/slapadd [-b suffix] [-c] [-d debug-level] [-f slapd.conf]
       [-F confdir] [-g] [-j lineno] [-l ldif-file] [-n dbnum]
       [-o option[=value]] [-q] [-s] [-S SID] [-u] [-v] [-w]

DESCRIPTION top

       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.

       All files eventually created by slapadd will belong to the
       identity slapadd is run as, so make sure you either run slapadd
       with the same identity slapd(8) will be run as (see option -u in
       slapd(8)), or change file ownership before running slapd(8).

       Note: slapadd will also perform the relevant indexing whilst
       adding the database if any are configured. For specific details,
       please see slapindex(8).

OPTIONS top

-b suffix
Use the specified suffix to determine which database to add
entries to. By default, the first database that supports
the requested operation is used. The -b cannot be used in
conjunction with the -n option.

-c enable continue (ignore errors) mode.

-d debug-level
enable debugging messages as defined by the specified
debug-level; see slapd(8) for details.

-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 dry-run mode is also specified, no conversion will
occur.

-g disable subordinate gluing. Only the specified database
will be processed, and not its glued subordinates (if any).

-j lineno
Jump to the specified line number in the LDIF file before
processing any entries. This allows a load that was aborted
due to errors in the input LDIF to be resumed after the
errors are corrected.

-l ldif-file
Read LDIF from the specified file instead of standard
input.

-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. To populate the config database
slapd-config(5), use -n 0 as it is always the first
database. It must physically exist on the filesystem prior
to this, however.

-o option[=value]
Specify an option with a(n optional) value. Possible
generic options/values are:

syslog=<subsystems> (see `-s' in slapd(8))
syslog-level=<level> (see `-S' in slapd(8))
syslog-user=<user> (see `-l' in slapd(8))

schema-check={yes|no}
value-check={yes|no}

The schema-check option toggles schema checking (default on);
the value-check option toggles value checking (default off).
The latter is incompatible with -q.

-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.

-s disable schema checking. This option is intended to be used when loading
databases containing special objects, such as fractional objects on a
partial consumer. Loading normal objects which do not conform to
schema may result in unexpected and ill behavior.

-S SID Server ID to use in generated entryCSN. Also used for contextCSN
if -w is set as well. Defaults to 0.

-u enable dry-run (don't write to backend) mode.

-v enable verbose mode.

-w write syncrepl context information.
After all entries are added, the contextCSN
will be updated with the greatest CSN in the database.

LIMITATIONS top

       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 top

       To import the entries specified in file ldif into your slapd(8)
       database give the command:

            SBINDIR/slapadd -l ldif

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS top

       OpenLDAP Software is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP
       Project <http://www.openldap.org/>.  OpenLDAP Software is derived
       from the University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.

COLOPHON top

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Pages that refer to this page: ldif(5), slapd.access(5), slapd.conf(5), slapd-config(5), slapd-mdb(5), slapd-null(5), slapd.plugin(5), slapd-wt(5), slapcat(8), slapd(8), slapindex(8), slapmodify(8)