perl-ldap

[Armin F. <ar...@co...>]

hi!

i am using the Net::LDAP library to create a little maintenance utility
for a ldap-server.
searching and removing was working perfectly, but i now have a problem
adding new entries.
the ldap-server used is from data connection limited.
i created a new entry using (before, i used 'new' and 'bind'):

$ldapresults=$ldapconnection->add ($dn)

and this did something in the database, but i'm not sure exactly what.
when i try to search this entry, i don't see it (but i see other entries).
with the directory admin tool that came with the ldap-server, i see the
entry, but when i try to access it, i receive the error-message, that the
entry has been deleted. when i try again, the entry appears again and when
i try to delete it, the directory admin closes without any comment
(crashes?).

when i try to create the entry again (like above), i get the
error-message: "The entry already exists", when i try to delete it, i get
the error-message : "No such object".
when i try to delete the whole tree in the directory admin, i get the
error-message:
Unable to delete the entry "..." (or any of its superiors) because this
area of the directroy contains links or aliases.


can you please tell me:
* how can i get rid of the entry?
* what did i do wrong when trying to create the entry?

kind regards,

armin fuerst