OpenLDAP Faq-O-Matic: How do I backup my directory?

	OpenLDAP Faq-O-Matic : OpenLDAP Software FAQ : Maintenance : How do I backup my directory?
	You can backup your BDB, HDB, or LDBM-based directory by making a copy of the id2entry index file while slapd is NOT running. This file is located in your the database `directory` and is commonly named id2entry.bdb, id2entry.hdb, id2entry.dbb, id2entry.dbh, or id2entry.gdbm (depending on which backend and database subsystem is in use). Note that the format of the database files is dependent on the database library OpenLDAP was compiled with, the version of this library, the major version of OpenLDAP, and the architecture of the CPU. As such, the database files are not very portable. Backups to LDIF are entirely portable, and as such a better format to use for backups.
	For LDBM: If you don't like taking your master directory server down for backups, create a replica and back it up instead. For BDB and HDB, slapcat(8) can generally be used while the server is running.
	See also: How do I export my directory in LDIF format?
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