Invalid DN Syntax when creating new object classes in ADAM

When recreating an ADAM directory for a project that uses custom object classes, I ran into a problem attempting to import my schema using Ldifde.exe using the following command line:

“ldifde -i -u -f export_prod_schema.ldf -s server:port -b username domain password -j . -c "cn=Configuration,dc=X" #configurationNamingContext”

Below is the error my logfile reported:

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Entry DN: cn=xxxxx,cn=Schema,#configurationNamingContext

Add error on line 15: Invalid DN Syntax

The server side error is "The object name has bad syntax."

An error has occurred in the program

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The problem was actually in Ldifde.exe itself. Apparently, the version of Ldifde.exe from the system32 directory does not support #macros. You have to use the version provided with the ADAM (%windir%\ADAM) installation.

Thanks to Dmitri Garilov for posting this in the news group.