Hi, I am trying to implement password policy in OpenLDAP. There are already similar postings on the same issue. But I tried all the possible solutions and now I am really tired after one week. Here are the details about my problem Operating System: Red Hat Linux ES 5.0 OpenLDAP Release: 2.3.39 During the addition of userPassword node I get the following error. ldapadd -f /root/openldap/openldap-2.3.39/servers/slapd/schema/paswd_policy1.ldif -D "cn=Manager,dc=xyz,dc=com" -w secret -x adding new entry "cn=default,ouname=ppolicy,oname=P_Policy,dc=xyz,dc=com" ldapadd: Invalid syntax (21) additional info: pwdAttribute: value #0 invalid per syntax Then after reading some of the issues related to it, I tried every possible solution. I added overlay path in my slapd.conf and I got the following error. ./slapd -f /root/openldap/openldap-2.3.39/servers/slapd/slapd.conf -d 1 @(#) $OpenLDAP: slapd 2.3.39 (Aug 25 2008 11:38:51) $ root@localhost.localdomain:/root/openldap/openldap-2.3.39/servers/slapd <mailto:root@localhost.localdomain:/root/openldap/openldap-2.3.39/server s/slapd> daemon_init: listen on ldap:/// <ldap:///> daemon_init: 1 listeners to open... ldap_url_parse_ext(ldap:/// <ldap:///> ) daemon: listener initialized ldap:/// <ldap:///> daemon_init: 2 listeners opened slapd init: initiated server. slap_sasl_init: initialized! bdb_back_initialize: initialize BDB backend bdb_back_initialize: Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 4.3.29: (September 12, 2006) hdb_back_initialize: initialize HDB backend hdb_back_initialize: Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 4.3.29: (September 12, 2006) overlay "ppolicy" not found slapd destroy: freeing system resources. slapd stopped. connections_destroy: nothing to destroy. Following is my configuration file snapshot:- # This file should NOT be world readable. # include /root/openldap/openldap-2.3.39/servers/slapd/schema/core.schema include /root/openldap/openldap-2.3.39/servers/slapd/schema/local.schema include /root/openldap/openldap-2.3.39/servers/slapd/schema/java.schema include /root/openldap/openldap.3.39/servers/slapd/schema/inetorgperson.schema #include /root/openldap/openldap-2.3.39/servers/slapd/schema/ppolicy.schema include /etc/openldap/schema/ppolicy.schema # Define global ACLs to disable default read access. # Do not enable referrals until AFTER you have a working directory # service AND an understanding of referrals. #referral ldap://root.openldap.org <ldap://root.openldap.org/> pidfile /var/run/slapd.pid argsfile /var/run/slapd.args # Load dynamic backend modules: modulepath /root/openldap/openldap-2.3.39 modulepath /servers/slapd/overlays modulepath /usr/sbin moduleload ppolicy.la moduleload back_hdb.la moduleload back_monitor.la #modulepath %MODULEDIR% # moduleload back_bdb.la # moduleload back_ldap.la # moduleload back_ldbm.la # moduleload back_passwd.la # moduleload back_shell.la moduleload ppolicy.la moduleload /root/openldap/openldap-2.3.39/libraries/libldap overlay ppolicy ppolicy_default "cn=default,ouname=ppolicy,oname=P_POLICY,dc=xyz,dc=com" ppolicy_use_lockout #overlay ppolicy #overlay refint # Sample security restrictions # Require integrity protection (prevent hijacking) # Require 112-bit (3DES or better) encryption for updates # Require 63-bit encryption for simple bind # security ssf=1 update_ssf=112 simple_bind=64 # Sample access control policy: # Root DSE: allow anyone to read it # Subschema (sub)entry DSE: allow anyone to read it # Other DSEs: # Allow self write access # Allow authenticated users read access # Allow anonymous users to authenticate # Directives needed to implement policy: # access to dn.base="" by * read # access to dn.base="cn=Subschema" by * read # access to * # by self write # by users read # by anonymous auth # # if no access controls are present, the default policy # allows anyone and everyone to read anything but restricts # updates to rootdn. (e.g., "access to * by * read") # # rootdn can always read and write EVERYTHING! ####################################################################### # BDB database definitions ####################################################################### database bdb suffix "dc=xyz,dc=com" rootdn "cn=Manager,dc=xyz,dc=com" # Cleartext passwords, especially for the rootdn, should # be avoid. See slappasswd(8) and slapd.conf(5) for details. # Use of strong authentication encouraged. rootpw secret # The database directory MUST exist prior to running slapd AND # should only be accessible by the slapd and slap tools. # Mode 700 recommended. directory /usr/local/var/openldap-data # Indices to maintain index objectClass eq Trust me I did R & D for 7 days. Even I did a free installation of same version and of newer version(2.4.11 release) also I got the same error. Can you please tell me the steps to make this working. Now it has become matter of life and death for me and I will do possibly anything resolve it. Thanks in advance for your help. Thanks & Regards, Daljeet Mehta Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary. The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.wipro.com