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OUD 11g / 12c - When Importing LDIF Data Error Occurs: "LDAP: error code 21 - An error occurred while attempting to decode value "" for attribute" (Doc ID 2435357.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 28, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Unified Directory - Version 11.1.2.3.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

The following error is generated when importing LDIF data into OUD...

LDAP Error 21 : [LDAP: error code 21 - An error occurred while attempting to decode value "" for attribute createTimestamp in user entry guid=<GUID>,ou=<GROUP>,dc=<SUFFIX_DN> in accordance with the generalized time format: org.opends.server.types.DirectoryException: The provided value "" is too short to be a valid generalized time value]

Cause

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