How to create a root suffix on ldap server using CLI. If the root suffix we want to create was o=example
# ldapadd -x -D "cn=directory manager" -W
Enter LDAP Password:
dn: cn=o\3Dexample,cn=mapping tree,cn=config
nsslapd-state: backend
objectClass: top
objectClass: extensibleObject
objectClass: nsMappingTree
cn: o=example
nsslapd-backend: Example
adding new entry "cn=o\3Dexample,cn=mapping tree,cn=config"
Creating a database for o=example:
dn: cn=Example,cn=ldbm database,cn=plugins,cn=config
objectClass: top
objectClass: extensibleObject
objectClass: nsBackendInstance
cn: Example
nsslapd-suffix: o=example
nsslapd-cachesize: -1
nsslapd-cachememsize: 10485760
nsslapd-readonly: off
nsslapd-require-index: off
nsslapd-directory: /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-ldap/db/Example
nsslapd-dncachememsize: 10485760
Adding the node: dn: o=Example objectClass: top objectClass: organization o: Example