Search for the namingContext before attemping the ldapadd

doc/guide/admin/quickstart.sdf

@@ -120,15 +120,29 @@ To do this just run slapd.
 .{{EX:/usr/local/libexec/slapd}}
 
 .At this point the LDAP server is up and running, but there isn't any data
-in the directory.  We can use ldapadd to populate the directory.
+in the directory.
+You can check to see if the server is running and your naming context
+(the {{EX:suffix}} you specified above) by searching it with
+{{I:ldapsearch}}(1).
+By default ldapsearch is installed as {{FILE:/usr/local/bin/ldapsearch}}.
+
+.{{EX:ldapsearch -x -b "" -s base '(objectclass=*)' namingContexts
+
+This should return:
+
+.{{EX:dn:}}
+.{{EX:namingContexts: dc=example, dc=net}}
+
+.We can use {{I:ldapadd}}(1) to populate the directory.
 Again remember to replace dc=example,dc=net with the correct values for your
-site.  By default ldapadd is installed as /usr/local/bin/ldapadd.
+site.  By default ldapadd is installed as {{FILE:/usr/local/bin/ldapadd}}.
 
 .{{EX:ldapadd -x -D"cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=net" -w secret -f myldif}}
 
 .Where myldif is the file you made in step 7A above. By default, the database
-files will be created in /usr/local/var/openldap-ldbm. You may specify an
-alternate directory via the directory option in the slapd.conf file.
+files will be created in {{FILE:/usr/local/var/openldap-ldbm}}.
+You may specify an alternate directory via the directory option in the
+{{FILE:slapd.conf}} file.
 
 + {{B:See if it works}}.
 . Now we're ready to try everything out.  
@@ -137,7 +151,7 @@ alternate directory via the directory option in the slapd.conf file.
 example uses the ldapsearch tool.  Remember to replace dc=example,dc=net with
 the correct values for your site.
 
-.{{EX:ldapsearch -b 'dc=example,dc=net' '(objectclass=*)'}}
+.{{EX:ldapsearch -x -b 'dc=example,dc=net' '(objectclass=*)'}}
 
 . This command will search for and retrieve every entry in the database.
 Note the use of single quotes around the filter, which prevents the "*"
@@ -151,7 +165,6 @@ entries over LDAP, you will have to bind as the rootdn specified in the
 config file (see Section 5.2.2), or change the default access control
 (see Section 5.3).
 
-
 The following sections provide more detailed information on making,
 installing, and running slapd.