We're running OpenLDAP on Ubuntu 10.04. I'm able to access and use the front end with cn=admin,dc=ourcompany,dc=com and my password.

But I'm unable to change the server's configuration (like loglevel) stored in cn=config because I don't seem to have a valid user/password for the backend?

Some examples:

# ldapsearch
SASL/DIGEST-MD5 authentication started
Please enter your password: 
ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s: Invalid credentials (49)
    additional info: SASL(-13): user not found: no secret in database

or

# ldapadd -x -D "cn=admin,cn=config" -W -f "my.ldif""
Enter LDAP Password: 
ldap_bind: Invalid credentials (49)

How do I create a user for the cn=config backend?