Quanah,
The links provided define the attribute syntax as IA5 and not DirectoryString--which I require. I've created a "local-nis.ldif" and simply replaced the gecos syntax from IA5(1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.26) to UTF-8(1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15) and my base64 entries import fine now.
Can you tell me if this approach is incorrect or sub-optimal?
--Brian