Editing Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (section)

===Add===
The ADD operation inserts a new entry into the directory-server database.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4511#section-4.7 Add section of RFC4511]</ref> If the distinguished name in the add request already exists in the directory, then the server will not add a duplicate entry but will set the result code in the add result to decimal 68, "entryAlreadyExists".<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4511#appendix-A LDAP result codes]</ref>
* LDAP-compliant servers will never dereference the distinguished name transmitted in the add request when attempting to locate the entry, that is, distinguished names are never de-aliased.
* LDAP-compliant servers will ensure that the distinguished name and all attributes conform to naming standards.
* The entry to be added must not exist, and the immediate superior must exist.
<syntaxhighlight lang="ldif">
dn: uid=user,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
changetype: add
objectClass:top
objectClass:person
uid: user
sn: last-name
cn: common-name
userPassword: password
</syntaxhighlight>

In the above example, <code>uid=user,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com</code> must not exist, and <code>ou=people,dc=example,dc=com</code> must exist.