diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe38f67..d0a9900 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ build ldapdock
 > docker build -t ldapdock /path/to/dockerfile
 ```
 
-after build, check the docker image has been created properly with the given REPOSITORY name __*__
+__*__ after build, check the docker image has been created properly with the given REPOSITORY name
 ```
 > docker images
 REPOSITORY    TAG       IMAGE ID       CREATED       SIZE
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ start the openLDAP daemon server
  * Starting OpenLDAP slapd                        [ OK ]
 ```
 
-edit base configuration of openLDAP server __*__
+__*__ edit base configuration of openLDAP server 
 ```
 > vim /etc/ldap/ldap.conf
 ```
@@ -43,9 +43,19 @@ Re-enter new password:
 {SSHA}hashpwd
 ```
 
+__*__ checkout the root DN configuration, the oldRootDN that we will setup later 
+```
+> ldapsearch -Q -LLL -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -b cn=config "(olcRootDN=*)" olcRootDN
+dn: olcDatabase={0}config,cn=config
+olcRootDN: cn=admin,cn=config
+
+dn: olcDatabase={1}mdb,cn=config
+olcRootDN: cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com
+```
+
 ### _Base administrative Tasks for openLDAP_
 
-create a file setting up our default rootDN and our *hostname* **(change *dc=example,dc=com* as needed)**
+create a file setting up our default root DN and our *hostname* **(change *dc=example,dc=com* as needed)**
 ```
 > vim change_root.ldif
 dn: olcDatabase={1}mdb,cn=config