Re: backup (was: slapcat cannot open database - why?)

[kunkee@neosoft.com (Randy Kunkee)]

Take care you get all the attributes you want to back up.  If you're not
using the rootdn, for example, you might not get the userpassword attribute,
or operational attributes such as {create,modify}timestamp.  It might be
important to you to be able to restore these.

Randy

> I tried it on one of my servers before I submitted it.  I have about 
> 5000 entries total (growing rapidly though) almost all are basic user 
> enties with something like 12 text only attributes.  The server is a 
> PIII 550MHz with a raid 5 subsystem on three current SCSI disks.  For my 
> setup this took about 7 seconds.  I figure you could make the directory 
> A LOT larger before the time it takes would be a problem.  You decide.
> 
> Leo
> 
> Anthony Dean wrote:
> 
> >> how about something like:
> >> 
> >> ldapsearch -L -D <bind_dn> -w <bind_pw> -b <your_top_level> 
> >> objectclass=* > ldap_backup.ldif
> >> 
> >> I've not tried to do it that way but it think it would work.  Just a 
> >> thought.
> >> 
> >> Reguards,
> >> Leo
> >> 
> >> Dirk Datzert wrote:
> >> 
> > 
> > Works great on small directories, but can take a very long time on large 
> > directories.
> > 
> > Anthony
> > 
> > ps.  The directories I deal with are fairly small so that is the way I do it.
> 
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