LDIF error: ldap_modify failed:17

  • Document ID:7007047
  • Creation Date:12-Oct-2010
  • Modified Date:26-Apr-2012
    • Micro Focus Products:
      ConsoleOne
      eDirectory
      iManager

Environment

Novell eDirectory 8.5.x for All Platforms
Novell eDirectory 8.6.x for All Platforms
Novell eDirectory 8.7.x for All Platforms
Novell eDirectory 8.8.x for All Platforms

Situation

Error "ldap_modify failed:17 " displayed while modifying users using LDIF file when multiple attribute values are being added, replaced or deleted on a user object in single LDAP modify request.

Example:

Version: 1

dn: cn=Sam,OU=Student,O=novell
Changetype: modify
add :telephonenumber
telephonenumber: +1 000 111 2222
replace:userPassword
userPassword: start123
delete: telephonenumber
telephonenumber: +1 000 111 2222

Resolution

Version: 1

dn: cn=Sam,OU=Students,O=novell
changetype: modify
add :telephonenumber
telephonenumber: +1 000 111 2222
-
replace: userPassword
userPassword:start123
-
delete: telephonenumber
telephonenumber: +1 000 111 2222



Additional Information

Note:

For each modification specifier needs to be separated by hyphen (-) indicating end of the attribute value specification.