See the error when I try to add [root@ldap ~]# ldapadd -x -H ldap://:389 -D <Manager DN > -W -f aaa.ldif Enter LDAP Password: adding new entry "cn=3Dca,l=3Disabel,l=3Dbe" ldap_add: Invalid syntax (21) additional info: authorityRevocationList;binary: value #0 invalid p= er syntax [root@ldap ~]# cat aaa.ldif dn: cn=3Dca,l=3Disabel,l=3Dbe changetype: add objectClass: cRLDistributionPoint authorityRevocationList;binary:: MIIBwTCBqgIBATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBUM QswCQYDVQQGEwJCZTEPMA0GA1UEBxMGSXNhYmVsMQswCQYDVQQKEwJDYTEnMCUGA1UEAx MeSXNhYmVsIENlcnRpZmljYXRpb24gQXV0aG9yaXR5Fw0wNTEyMDIwNDAwNTRaFw0wNTE yMDMwNDAwMDBaMACgIDAeMA8GA1UdIwQIMAaABENBMDIwCwYDVR0UBAQCAgzSMA0GCSqG SIb3DQEBBQUAA4IBAQALWRmn79TNllOD+oOqv7r64NSFdBGo/8fCQAykbjcNMJHRjTOSq fU0amv2hS509I68/VhwfwHw9NzNsnPEevWkb1oFWSLvZ6FuWXTNOV5n9aY/bMqJX5gPtw lNWez/ATv99M5WbUUKPjDxpc90bd2xjMoKBhlsrykMg0DXaRkiYYREl3lXF0wr4F/FsfO 7QS+fzkifmI09Z7zCIc2043xl2RpXvRostzrq8ncQdjBh5UdHj3qW0HQfkCaNxiIy3eZY 4JKyCqW97nTyh9v5As1X2mvujbTtKW5i5lnXeHDtjOdufva86TbZvSyQyikxLRlpQle+Y i5x6NWdDN7Sz9LO Mayashankar Mishra Consultant E-mail : mmishra(a)isabel.eu Tel : +32 (0)2 403.18.84 Fax : +32 Isabel NV/S.A. Keizerinlaan 13-15 Boulevard de l'Imp=E9ratrice 1000 Brussels - Belgium RPR Bruxelles / RPM Brussel: BE 0455 530 509 http://www.isabel.eu/ http://www.zoomit.eu/ Zoomit is a Registered Trademark of Isabel NV/S.A. Disclaimer : http://www.isabel.eu/gps/en/disclaimer/mailing.php -----Original Message----- From: masarati(a)aero.polimi.it [mailto:masarati@aero.polimi.it] Sent: 2010-04-27 17:41 To: Mayashankar Mishra Cc: openldap-its(a)openldap.org Subject: RE: (ITS#6537) arl[authority revocation list] issue during opnelda= p upgrade I could load it without any problem. LDIF: dn: cn=3Dtest,dc=3Dexample,dc=3Dcom changetype: add objectClass: cRLDistributionPoint authorityRevocationList;binary:: MIIBwTCBqgIBATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBUM QswCQYDVQQGEwJCZTEPMA0GA1UEBxMGSXNhYmVsMQswCQYDVQQKEwJDYTEnMCUGA1UEAx MeSXNhYmVsIENlcnRpZmljYXRpb24gQXV0aG9yaXR5Fw0wNTEyMDIwNDAwNTRaFw0wNTE yMDMwNDAwMDBaMACgIDAeMA8GA1UdIwQIMAaABENBMDIwCwYDVR0UBAQCAgzSMA0GCSqG SIb3DQEBBQUAA4IBAQALWRmn79TNllOD+oOqv7r64NSFdBGo/8fCQAykbjcNMJHRjTOSq fU0amv2hS509I68/VhwfwHw9NzNsnPEevWkb1oFWSLvZ6FuWXTNOV5n9aY/bMqJX5gPtw lNWez/ATv99M5WbUUKPjDxpc90bd2xjMoKBhlsrykMg0DXaRkiYYREl3lXF0wr4F/FsfO 7QS+fzkifmI09Z7zCIc2043xl2RpXvRostzrq8ncQdjBh5UdHj3qW0HQfkCaNxiIy3eZY 4JKyCqW97nTyh9v5As1X2mvujbTtKW5i5lnXeHDtjOdufva86TbZvSyQyikxLRlpQle+Y i5x6NWdDN7Sz9LO command: ldapadd -x -H ldap://:9011 -D <manager DN> -w <password> -f <LDIF file> using HEAD and re24 (basically, 2.4.22). I think this ITS should definitely be closed, and you should eventually dis= cuss your issue on the openldap-software mailing list, as there appears to = be no software bug. p.