Fedora directory users - Nov 2005 - ''No Such Object'' when importing LDIF from OpenLDAP

I''m trying to import the data from our OpenLDAP server into FedoraDS. 
I''ve exported the data from OpenLDAP into an LDIF file and am now
trying
to import that into my Fedora DS instance, unfortunately it gets errors 
on the first entry. I tried just seperating out the first entry into its 
own LDIF file:

dn: cn=Domain Users,ou=groups,dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au
gidNumber: 513
sambaSID: S-1-5-21-1837449576-3234076748-520123900-513
cn: Domain Users
sambaGroupType: 2
objectClass: top
objectClass: posixgroup
objectClass: sambaGroupMapping
description: Domain Users
displayName: Domain Users
creatorsName: cn=samba,ou=special,dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au
createTimestamp: 20041013050147Z
modifiersName: cn=samba,ou=special,dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au
modifyTimestamp: 20041013050147Z

But I still get the same error when importing it:

Error adding object ''dn: cn=Domain 
Users,ou=groups,dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au''.  The error sent by the 
server was ''No such object''.  The object is: LDAPEntry:
cn=Domain
Users,ou=groups,dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au; LDAPAttributeSet: 
LDAPAttribute {type=''gidnumber'',
values=''513''} LDAPAttribute
{type=''displayname'', values=''Domain Users''}
LDAPAttribute
{type=''objectclass'',
values=''top,posixgroup,sambaGroupMapping''}
LDAPAttribute {type=''sambasid'', 
values=''S-1-5-21-1837449576-3234076748-520123900-513''}
LDAPAttribute
{type=''modifytimestamp'',
values=''20041013050147Z''} LDAPAttribute
{type=''modifiersname'', 
values=''cn=samba,ou=special,dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au''} 
LDAPAttribute {type=''sambagrouptype'',
values=''2''} LDAPAttribute
{type=''createtimestamp'',
values=''20041013050147Z''} LDAPAttribute
{type=''cn'', values=''Domain Users''}
LDAPAttribute {type=''creatorsname'',
values=''cn=samba,ou=special,dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au''} 
LDAPAttribute {type=''description'', values=''Domain
Users''}.

I''m a bit of newbie when it comes to LDIF files and Schemas so
I''m not
sure exacly where to go from here? Is there a more detailed error log 
than that rejects file? What kind of problems cause this ''No Such 
Object'' error?

Thanks
-- 
Tim Edwards

Quoting Tim Edwards <tim@registriesltd.com.au>:
> I''m trying to import the data from our OpenLDAP server into
FedoraDS.
> I''ve exported the data from OpenLDAP into an LDIF file and am now 
> trying to import that into my Fedora DS instance, unfortunately it 
> gets errors on the first entry. I tried just seperating out the first 
> entry into its own LDIF file:
>
> dn: cn=Domain Users,ou=groups,dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au
> gidNumber: 513
> sambaSID: S-1-5-21-1837449576-3234076748-520123900-513
> cn: Domain Users
> sambaGroupType: 2
> objectClass: top
> objectClass: posixgroup
> objectClass: sambaGroupMapping
> description: Domain Users
> displayName: Domain Users
> creatorsName: cn=samba,ou=special,dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au
> createTimestamp: 20041013050147Z
> modifiersName: cn=samba,ou=special,dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au
> modifyTimestamp: 20041013050147Z
Tim,

What is the base of the directory you are trying to import into?  If it 
is dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au, then you need a 
ou=groups,dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au entry before you can import 
your cn=Domain Users entry.  The parent of each child entry must exist 
before you can import the child.

Kevin

-- 
Kevin M. Myer
Senior Systems Administrator
Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13  http://www.iu13.org

>
> I''m a bit of newbie when it comes to LDIF files and Schemas so
I''m not
> sure exacly where to go from here? Is there a more detailed error log 
> than that rejects file? What kind of problems cause this ''No Such 
> Object'' error?
If you get no such object upon attempting to add an entry, that means 
that the
entry''s parent doesn''t exist.

Tim Edwards wrote:
> I''m trying to import the data from our OpenLDAP server into
FedoraDS.
> I''ve exported the data from OpenLDAP into an LDIF file and am now
trying
> to import that into my Fedora DS instance, unfortunately it gets errors 
> on the first entry. I tried just seperating out the first entry into its 
> own LDIF file:
> 
> dn: cn=Domain Users,ou=groups,dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au
You need to (manually) create the ou=groups,dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au
entry before you add this as others have suggested.
> gidNumber: 513
> sambaSID: S-1-5-21-1837449576-3234076748-520123900-513
You will probably have to add a schema extension before you add this
attribute -- have you read the stuff in the Fedora Directory Server
wiki about getting schema entries from OpenLDAP (in whose format the
samba schema extensions are provided) into FDS?
> objectClass: sambaGroupMapping
Alternatively, if you know the OID of the sambaGroupMapping object
class then you can use LdapImport to import the object and its
attributes directly from your running OpenLDAP DS into your running
FDS.
> creatorsName: cn=samba,ou=special,dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au
> createTimestamp: 20041013050147Z
> modifiersName: cn=samba,ou=special,dc=registriesltd,dc=com,dc=au
> modifyTimestamp: 20041013050147Z
You don''t want to attempt to import these attributes from your LDIF
file into FDS.

LdapImport should be able to help you out here:

http://wiki.babel.com.au/index.php?area=Linux_Projects&page=LdapImport

-- 
Del