Directory service fails to start with error `Entry "cn=config" single-valued attribute "modifiersName" has multiple values`

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Directory service fails to start in Red Hat Directory Server.
  • Error logs shows below.
WARN - str2entry_dupcheck - 2 duplicate values for attribute type objectClass detected in entry cn=config. Extra values ignored.
ERR - config_set - Unknown attribute creatorsName will be ignored 
ERR - config_set - Unknown attribute createTimestamp will be ignored 
slapi_entry_schema_check_ext - Entry "cn=config" single-valued attribute "modifiersName" has multiple values
ERR - init_dse_file - Could not load config file [dse.ldif]

Environment

  • Red Hat Directory Server 11

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