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Really? How? Also, the method described by Zytrax is pretty much what all the search results said. Including https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/openldap-server.html And I couldn't find anything different in the Openldap.org documentation. Again, maybe because I didn't search for the right things... With slapadd and ldapadd, can you add a .schema file? Or does it have to be in LDIF syntax? *goes to check the man page* --David Reagan On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Howard Chu <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] wrote: > >> Full_Name: David Reagan >> Version: 2.4 >> OS: Ubuntu 12.04 >> URL: ftp://ftp.openldap.org/**incoming/<ftp://ftp.openldap.org/incoming/> >> Submission from: (NULL) (163.41.112.5) >> >> >> Why is there no simple way to add new schema's to cn=Config? As in, >> something >> like "slapadd --schema newschema.schema". >> > > Eh? New schemas can be added directly using slapadd, or using ldapadd. > > The best explanation I found on how to add a new schema is >> http://www.zytrax.com/books/**ldap/ch6/slapd-config.html#**use-schemas<http://www.zytrax.com/books/ldap/ch6/slapd-config.html#use-schemas>. >> You have to >> create a conf file, a new directory, run a command, edit a file, and then >> run >> another command. That's a lot of places where user error could break >> things. >> > > Your first mistake is in trusting anything that Zytrax says. Most of their > information is out of date or flat wrong. > > -- > -- Howard Chu > CTO, Symas Corp. http://www.symas.com > Director, Highland Sun http://highlandsun.com/hyc/ > Chief Architect, OpenLDAP > http://www.openldap.org/**project/<http://www.openldap.org/project/> > --f46d04447dffae07bd04cc34c745 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Really? How? <br><br>Also, the method described by Zytrax is pretty much wh= at all the search results said. Including <a href=3D"https://help.ubuntu.co= m/12.04/serverguide/openldap-server.html">https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/ser= verguide/openldap-server.html</a><br> <br>And I couldn't find anything different in the Openldap.org document= ation. Again, maybe because I didn't search for the right things...<br>= <br>With slapadd and ldapadd, can you add a .schema file? Or does it have t= o be in LDIF syntax?<br> <br>*goes to check the man page*<br><br clear=3D"all">--David Reagan<br> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Howard = Chu <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"; target=3D"_blank= ">[email protected]</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" = style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"; target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> = wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Full_Name: David Reagan<br> Version: 2.4<br> OS: Ubuntu 12.04<br> URL: <a href=3D"ftp://ftp.openldap.org/incoming/"; target=3D"_blank">ftp://f= tp.openldap.org/<u></u>incoming/</a><br> Submission from: (NULL) (163.41.112.5)<br> <br> <br> Why is there no simple way to add new schema's to cn=3DConfig? As in, s= omething<br> like "slapadd --schema newschema.schema".<br> </blockquote> <br> Eh? New schemas can be added directly using slapadd, or using ldapadd.<br> <br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> The best explanation I found on how to add a new schema is<br> <a href=3D"http://www.zytrax.com/books/ldap/ch6/slapd-config.html#use-schem= as" target=3D"_blank">http://www.zytrax.com/books/<u></u>ldap/ch6/slapd-con= fig.html#<u></u>use-schemas</a>. You have to<br> create a conf file, a new directory, run a command, edit a file, and then r= un<br> another command. That's a lot of places where user error could break th= ings.<br> </blockquote> <br> Your first mistake is in trusting anything that Zytrax says. Most of their = information is out of date or flat wrong.<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color= =3D"#888888"><br> <br> -- <br> =A0 -- Howard Chu<br> =A0 CTO, Symas Corp. =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 <a href=3D"http://www.symas.com"; t= arget=3D"_blank">http://www.symas.com</a><br> =A0 Director, Highland Sun =A0 =A0 <a href=3D"http://highlandsun.com/hyc/"; = target=3D"_blank">http://highlandsun.com/hyc/</a><br> =A0 Chief Architect, OpenLDAP =A0<a href=3D"http://www.openldap.org/project= /" target=3D"_blank">http://www.openldap.org/<u></u>project/</a><br> </font></span></blockquote></div><br> --f46d04447dffae07bd04cc34c745--
