Following RFC2849 (LDIF), it seems the multiple attributes on a single line isn't supported.

mod-spec = ("add:" / "delete:" / "replace:") FILL AttributeDescription SEP *attrval-spec "-" SEP

AttributeDescription = AttributeType [";" options]

AttributeType = ldap-oid / (ALPHA *(attr-type-chars))

attrval-spec = AttributeDescription value-spec SEP

value-spec = ":" ( FILL 0*1(SAFE-STRING) / ":" FILL (BASE64-STRING) / "<" FILL url)

FILL = *SPACE

SEP = (CR LF / LF)

2013/3/13 infirit infirit@gmail.com

Hi, I am working through a book (Mastering OpenLDAP, Packtpub) which is based on openldap 2.3.

The book talks in chapter 3 how to modify/add/delete attributes for a dn. It instructs to put the bellow in an ldif file and read it with ldapmodify. The writerś point here is that I am supposed to add both a "description" and "title" without separating out the additions with a dash (-).

It never works for me and always comes with a syntax error.

non working ldif file: dn: uid=nicholas,ou=Users,dc=home changetype: modify add: description title # <- 2 attributes description: This is a test title: Cartesian philosopher

Error: ldapmodify: wrong attributeType at line 4, entry "uid=nicholas,ou=Users,dc=home"

The ldif file that does work is below.

Working ldif file: dn: uid=nicholas,ou=Users,dc=home changetype: modify add: description description: This is a test

add: title title: Cartesian philosopher

Now am I doing something wrong, is the book using functionality that is not available in openldap version 2.4 or something else?

Any pointers and help much appreciated.

Thx infirit