I'm having another issue that I'm not making headway on. This time, I can't import a single value into one attribute in my directory. The attribute in question is a DirectoryString . (Previously it was an IA5String and I had issues with many values, but I changed it to DirectoryString and now only this entry is giving me trouble.) Question: What troubleshooting steps can I use to identify the portion of the user-supplied string that is causing the "value #0 invalid per syntax" error? Here's the error I get from ldapmodify: modifying entry "ldapAuthControlCode=1234567, ou=UsersByControlCode, o=mycompany" ldap_modify: Invalid syntax (21) additional info: ldapAuthSieve: value #0 invalid per syntax Here's the schema for ldapAuthSieve from /opt/dirsrv/etc/dirsrv/slapd-cwlab-02/schema/99user.ldif: attributeTypes: ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.2805.1.1.1.1.36 NAME 'ldapAuthSieve' DESC 'The v acation message subject line' SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 SINGLE-VA LUE X-ORIGIN 'user defined' ) Points: The value I'm having trouble with is base64 encoded. The text inside the base64 encoding is bilingual English/French. It at least displays fine in my xterm. I can ldapmodify this attribute in this entry with other base64-encoded strings. I can ldapmodify this attribute in this entry with a much longer base64-encoded string, so I'm fairly sure I haven't hit a limit on the number of characters. Error log output with debug level of 1 when I was running ldapmodify: [25/Mar/2010:13:23:04 -0400] - reslimit_update_from_entry(): setting limit for handle 1 (based on nsSizeLimit) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:04 -0400] - reslimit_update_from_entry(): setting limit for handle 2 (based on nsTimeLimit) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:04 -0400] - reslimit_update_from_entry(): setting limit for handle 3 (based on nsIdleTimeout) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:04 -0400] - <= reslimit_update_from_entry() returning status 0 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:08 -0400] - ldbm backend flushing [25/Mar/2010:13:23:08 -0400] - ldbm backend done flushing [25/Mar/2010:13:23:08 -0400] - ldbm backend flushing [25/Mar/2010:13:23:08 -0400] - ldbm backend done flushing [25/Mar/2010:13:23:08 -0400] - ldbm backend flushing [25/Mar/2010:13:23:08 -0400] - ldbm backend done flushing [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => ids_sasl_server_new (cwlab-02.pvt.primus.ca) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - ids_sasl_getopt: plugin= option=log_level [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - ids_sasl_getopt: plugin= option=auto_transition [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= ids_sasl_server_new [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e7248, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e7188, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e7008, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e70c8, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - add_pb [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e7188, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e7008, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e70c8, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - get_pb [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - do_bind [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - BIND dn="cn=Directory Manager" method=128 version=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => get_ldapmessage_controls [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= get_ldapmessage_controls no controls [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => slapi_control_present (looking for 2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.16) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= slapi_control_present 0 (NO CONTROLS) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e7248, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e7188, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e7008, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e70c8, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - do_bind: version 3 method 0x80 dn cn=Directory Manager [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => slapi_pw_find value: "password" [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= slapi_pw_find matched "cGFzc3dvcmQK" using scheme "SSHA" [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - => send_ldap_result 0:: [25/Mar/2010:13:23:35 -0400] - <= send_ldap_result [25/Mar/2010:13:23:38 -0400] - ldbm backend flushing [25/Mar/2010:13:23:38 -0400] - ldbm backend done flushing [25/Mar/2010:13:23:38 -0400] - ldbm backend flushing [25/Mar/2010:13:23:38 -0400] - ldbm backend done flushing [25/Mar/2010:13:23:38 -0400] - ldbm backend flushing [25/Mar/2010:13:23:38 -0400] - ldbm backend done flushing [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - add_pb [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - get_pb [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e7188, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - do_modify [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => get_ldapmessage_controls [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e7008, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= get_ldapmessage_controls no controls [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0x0, handle=2 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e70c8, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0x0, handle=1 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => compute_limits: sizelimit=-1, timelimit=-1 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'ACL preoperation' #1 type 403 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'deref' #2 type 403 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] deref-plugin - --> deref_pre_search [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] deref-plugin - <-- deref_pre_op [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'Legacy replication preoperation plugin' #4 type 403 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'Multimaster replication preoperation plugin' #6 type 403 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0x0, handle=0 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => find_entry_internal (dn=ldapauthcontrolcode=1234567,ou=usersbycontrolcode,o=mycompany) lock 0 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => dn2entry "ldapauthcontrolcode=1234567,ou=usersbycontrolcode,o=mycompany" [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= dn2entry 9b6fd490 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= find_entry_internal_dn found (ldapauthcontrolcode=1234567,ou=usersbycontrolcode,o=mycompany) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - candidate list has 1 ids [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] id2entry - => id2entry(633364) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] id2entry - <= id2entry 9b6fd490, dn "ldapauthcontrolcode=1234567,ou=usersbycontrolcode,o=mycompany" (cache) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => send_ldap_search_entry (ldapAuthControlCode=1234567, ou=UsersByControlCode, o=mycompany) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'deref' #2 type 410 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'Legacy replication preoperation plugin' #4 type 410 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= send_ldap_search_entry [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => send_ldap_result 0:: [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= send_ldap_result [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - modify_update_last_modified_attr [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin '7-bit check' #0 type 405 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'ACL preoperation' #1 type 405 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => slapi_control_present (looking for 2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.12) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= slapi_control_present 0 (NO CONTROLS) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => slapi_control_present (looking for 2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.18) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= slapi_control_present 0 (NO CONTROLS) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'Legacy replication preoperation plugin' #4 type 405 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'Linked Attributes' #5 type 405 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] linkedattrs-plugin - --> linked_attrs_pre_op [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] linkedattrs-plugin - --> linked_attrs_get_dn [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] linkedattrs-plugin - <-- linked_attrs_get_dn [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] linkedattrs-plugin - --> linked_attrs_dn_is_config [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] linkedattrs-plugin - <-- linked_attrs_dn_is_config [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] linkedattrs-plugin - <-- linked_attrs_pre_op [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'Multimaster replication preoperation plugin' #6 type 405 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => find_entry_internal (dn=ldapauthcontrolcode=1234567,ou=usersbycontrolcode,o=mycompany) lock 1 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => dn2entry "ldapauthcontrolcode=1234567,ou=usersbycontrolcode,o=mycompany" [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= dn2entry 9b6fd490 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= find_entry_internal_dn found (ldapauthcontrolcode=1234567,ou=usersbycontrolcode,o=mycompany) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'Multimaster replication bepreoperation plugin' #0 type 451 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => entry_apply_mods_wsi [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= entry_apply_mods_wsi 0 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => send_ldap_result 21::ldapAuthSieve: value #0 invalid per syntax [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= send_ldap_result [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'Retrocl postoperation plugin' #0 type 505 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'Class of Service postoperation plugin' #1 type 505 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - --> cos_post_op [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - --> cos_cache_change_notify [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <-- cos_cache_change_notify [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <-- cos_post_op [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'Distributed Numeric Assignment postop plugin' #2 type 505 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] dna-plugin - --> dna_config_check_post_op [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] dna-plugin - --> dna_get_dn [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] dna-plugin - <-- dna_get_dn [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] dna-plugin - --> dna_is_config [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] dna-plugin - <-- dna_is_config [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] dna-plugin - <-- dna_config_check_post_op [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'Legacy replication postoperation plugin' #3 type 505 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'Linked Attributes postop plugin' #4 type 505 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] linkedattrs-plugin - --> linked_attrs_mod_post_op [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] linkedattrs-plugin - --> linked_attrs_oktodo [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] linkedattrs-plugin - <-- linked_attrs_oktodo [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] linkedattrs-plugin - <-- linked_attrs_mod_post_op [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'Multimaster replication postoperation plugin' #5 type 505 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'Roles postoperation plugin' #6 type 505 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - Calling plugin 'State Change Plugin' #7 type 505 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] statechange-plugin - --> statechange_post_op [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] statechange-plugin - <-- statechange_post_op [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - do_unbind [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => get_ldapmessage_controls [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= get_ldapmessage_controls no controls [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - defbackend_noop [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e7188, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e7008, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() conn=0xb01e70c8, handle=3 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - <= slapi_reslimit_get_integer_limit() returning NO VALUE [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - => reslimit_update_from_entry() conn=0xb01e7248, entry=0x0 [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - reslimit_update_from_entry(): setting limit for handle 0 (based on nsLookThroughLimit) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - reslimit_update_from_entry(): setting limit for handle 1 (based on nsSizeLimit) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - reslimit_update_from_entry(): setting limit for handle 2 (based on nsTimeLimit) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - reslimit_update_from_entry(): setting limit for handle 3 (based on nsIdleTimeout) [25/Mar/2010:13:23:48 -0400] - 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