.TH SLAPADD 8C "RELEASEDATE" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
-.\" $OpenLDAP$
-.\" Copyright 1998-2006 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
+.\" Copyright 1998-2013 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
.\" Copying restrictions apply. See COPYRIGHT/LICENSE.
+.\" $OpenLDAP$
.SH NAME
slapadd \- Add entries to a SLAPD database
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B SBINDIR/slapadd
-.B [\-b suffix]
-.B [\-c]
-.B [\-g]
-.B [\-d level]
-.B [\-f slapd.conf]
-.B [\-F confdir]
-.B [\-j lineno]
-.B [\-l ldif-file]
-.B [\-n dbnum]
-.B [\-o name[=value]
-.B [\-q]
-.B [\-u]
-.B [\-v]
-.B [\-w]
+[\c
+.BI \-b \ suffix\fR]
+[\c
+.BR \-c ]
+[\c
+.BI \-d \ debug-level\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-f \ slapd.conf\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-F \ confdir\fR]
+[\c
+.BR \-g ]
+[\c
+.BI \-j \ lineno\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-l \ ldif-file\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-n \ dbnum\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-o \ option\fR[ = value\fR]]
+[\c
+.BR \-q ]
+[\c
+.BR \-s ]
+[\c
+.BI \-S \ SID\fR]
+[\c
+.BR \-u ]
+[\c
+.BR \-v ]
+[\c
+.BR \-w ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
.B Slapadd
the database.
Databases configured as
.B subordinate
-of this one are also updated, unless \fB-g\fP is specified.
+of this one are also updated, unless \fB\-g\fP is specified.
The LDIF input is read from standard input or the specified file.
-.LP
-As
-.B slapadd
-is designed to accept LDIF in database order, as produced by
-.BR slapcat (8),
-it does not verify that superior entries exist before
-adding an entry, does not perform all user and system
-schema checks, and does not maintain operational
-attributes (such as createTimeStamp and modifiersName).
+
+All files eventually created by
+.BR slapadd
+will belong to the identity
+.BR slapadd
+is run as, so make sure you either run
+.BR slapadd
+with the same identity
+.BR slapd (8)
+will be run as (see option
+.B \-u
+in
+.BR slapd (8)),
+or change file ownership before running
+.BR slapd (8).
+
+Note: slapadd will also perform the relevant indexing whilst adding the database if
+any are configured. For specfic details, please see
+.BR slapindex (8).
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-.BI \-b " suffix"
+.BI \-b \ suffix
Use the specified \fIsuffix\fR to determine which database to
-add entries to. The \-b cannot be used in conjunction
+add entries to. The \fB\-b\fP cannot be used in conjunction
with the
.B \-n
option.
.B \-c
enable continue (ignore errors) mode.
.TP
-.BI \-d " level"
+.BI \-d \ debug-level
enable debugging messages as defined by the specified
-.IR level ;
+.IR debug-level ;
see
.BR slapd (8)
for details.
.TP
-.BI \-f " slapd.conf"
+.BI \-f \ slapd.conf
specify an alternative
.BR slapd.conf (5)
file.
.TP
-.BI \-F " confdir"
+.BI \-F \ confdir
specify a config directory.
If both
-.B -f
+.B \-f
and
-.B -F
+.B \-F
are specified, the config file will be read and converted to
config directory format and written to the specified directory.
If neither option is specified, an attempt to read the
default config directory will be made before trying to use the default
config file. If a valid config directory exists then the
-default config file is ignored. If dryrun mode is also specified,
+default config file is ignored. If dry-run mode is also specified,
no conversion will occur.
.TP
.B \-g
disable subordinate gluing. Only the specified database will be
processed, and not its glued subordinates (if any).
.TP
-.BI \-j " lineno"
+.BI \-j \ lineno
Jump to the specified line number in the LDIF file before processing
any entries. This allows a load that was aborted due to errors in the
input LDIF to be resumed after the errors are corrected.
.TP
-.BI \-l " ldif-file"
+.BI \-l \ ldif-file
Read LDIF from the specified file instead of standard input.
.TP
-.BI \-n " dbnum"
-Add entries to the \fIdbnum\fR\-th database listed in the
+.BI \-n \ dbnum
+Add entries to the \fIdbnum\fR-th database listed in the
configuration file. The
.B \-n
cannot be used in conjunction with the
.B \-b
option.
+To populate the config database
+.BR slapd\-config (5),
+use
+.B \-n 0
+as it is always the first database. It must physically exist
+on the filesystem prior to this, however.
.TP
-.BI \-o " option[=value]"
+.BI \-o \ option\fR[ = value\fR]
Specify an
-.BR option
+.I option
with a(n optional)
-.BR value .
+.IR value .
Possible generic options/values are:
.LP
.nf
syslog=<subsystems> (see `\-s' in slapd(8))
- syslog-level=<level> (see `\-S' in slapd(8))
- syslog-user=<user> (see `\-l' in slapd(8))
+ syslog\-level=<level> (see `\-S' in slapd(8))
+ syslog\-user=<user> (see `\-l' in slapd(8))
-.fi
+ schema-check={yes|no}
+ value-check={yes|no}
+
+.in
+The \fIschema\-check\fR option toggles schema checking (default on);
+the \fIvalue\-check\fR option toggles value checking (default off).
+The latter is incompatible with \fB-q\fR.
.TP
.B \-q
enable quick (fewer integrity checks) mode. Does fewer consistency checks
Improves the load time but if any errors or interruptions occur the resulting
database will be unusable.
.TP
-.B -s
+.B \-s
disable schema checking. This option is intended to be used when loading
databases containing special objects, such as fractional objects on a
partial replica. Loading normal objects which do not conform to
schema may result in unexpected and ill behavior.
.TP
+.BI \-S \ SID
+Server ID to use in generated entryCSN. Also used for contextCSN
+if \fB\-w\fP is set as well. Defaults to \fB0\fP.
+.TP
.B \-u
enable dry-run (don't write to backend) mode.
.TP
.LP
.nf
.ft tt
- SBINDIR/slapadd -l ldif
+ SBINDIR/slapadd \-l ldif
.ft
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR ldap (3),
.BR ldif (5),
.BR slapcat (8),
+.BR slapindex (8),
.BR ldapadd (1),
.BR slapd (8)
.LP
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