This error was driving me nuts:
ldap_add: Invalid syntax (21)
additional info: objectClass: value #0 invalid per syntax
despite looking at my ldif a hundred times, until I relized my perl script added white space at the end of the line ….
print "objectClass: top\n";
print "objectClass: person \n";
print "objectClass: organizationalPerson \n";
print "objectClass: inetOrgPerson \n";
print "objectClass: mozillaOrgPerson \n";
print "objectClass: evolutionPerson \n";
print "objectClass: simpleSecurityObject \n";
once changed to :
print "objectClass: top\n";
print "objectClass: person\n";
print "objectClass: organizationalPerson\n";
print "objectClass: inetOrgPerson\n";
print "objectClass: mozillaOrgPerson\n";
print "objectClass: evolutionPerson\n";
print "objectClass: simpleSecurityObject\n";
The ldap gods were smiling again, hope this saves someone some time.