ldapadd error

[Adam Williams]

When I run ldapadd, I am getting the error:

[EMAIL PROTECTED] migration]# ldapadd -x -h roark.mdah.state.ms.us -D 
"cn=adam,dc=mdah,dc=state,dc=ms,dc=us" -w secret -f passwd.LDIF
adding new entry "uid=root,ou=People,dc=mdah,dc=state,dc=ms,dc=us"
ldap_add: No such object (32)
and in slapd.conf I have:

suffix          "dc=mdah,dc=state,dc=ms,dc=us"
rootdn          "cn=adam,dc=mdah,dc=state,dc=ms,dc=us"
rootpw          secret

I've done a google search but haven't found a solution to the error 32. 
Any suggestions?  thanks