I suggest you (and other "newbies") start by following the example in the Admin Guide quick start section. http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin23/quickstart.html
I also note that common reasons for common errors, such as this, are discussed in the FAQ. http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=53 The answer at http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=1322 seems to apply well in this use case. Kurt At 11:42 PM 4/12/2006, Lorenz Krause wrote: >Ok, now im getting another error message. > >Look at this: > >linux:~ # ldapadd -x -D "cn=Manager,dc=ronnenberg.de" -W -f /testdump.ldif >Enter LDAP Password: >adding new entry "ou=DEZI,o=Rathaus" >ldap_add: Server is unwilling to perform (53) > additional info: global superior knowledge > >Here is a part of my .ldif file > > >dn: ou=DEZI,o=Rathaus >changetype: add >objectClass: organizationalUnit > >dn: ou=100,ou=DEZI,o=Rathaus >changetype: add >objectClass: organizationalUnit > >dn: ou=1040,ou=100,ou=DEZI,o=Rathaus >changetype: add >objectClass: organizationalUnit > >and so on