Re: [webmin-l] Failed to save user : Failed to add user to LDAP database : modifications require authentication

[Craig W. <cra...@az...>]

On Sun, 2005-12-11 at 23:26 +0100, test wrote:
> doing it by the book gives me this error
> i think something has gone wrong with ldap
> I hope it can be repaired else i have to re-install ldap
> however rcldap status tells me it is running
> 
> perhaps i would have to rename my slapd.conf.backup to slapd.conf
> do you think that would help or is the db broken?
> 
> peter:~ # ldapadd -x -D cn=Manager,dc=peter,dc=prive -W
> Enter LDAP Password:
> dn: dc=peter,dc=prive
> objectClass: dcObject
> objectClass: organization
> o: PetersPretPaleis
> dc: peter
> 
> adding new entry "dc=peter,dc=prive"
> ldapadd: update failed: dc=peter,dc=prive
> ldap_add: Internal (implementation specific) error (80)
>         additional info: entry store failed
> 
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My guess is that you need to either start over or find a different
'book'

Webmin expects you to have a working LDAP DSA and some understanding of
how LDAP works. At that point, the LDAP Users and Groups is likely to be
useful to you.

Craig