Re: ldif2ldbm in ver 2 series?

["Peter Lavender" <plaven@bigpond.net.au>]

thanks.. just wanted verication...

so the tool to use is slapadd...


----- Original Message -----
From: "Pierangelo Masarati" <masarati@aero.polimi.it>
To: <plaven@bigpond.net.au>
Cc: <openldap-software@openldap.org>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: ldif2ldbm in ver 2 series?


> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I've only just started using openldap and when I had problems getting a
> > database up I came across a posting that used a script to stop the
daemon
> > delete the database, and then recreate it using ldif2ldbm.
> >
> > I tried this on a Redhat 7.2 install using the servers rpm that came
wtih
> > the distro, but failed.  Why?  ldif2ldbm was missing.
> >
> > Is this a stand along executable or is it a script.  I tried hitting
google
> > and the mailing list archive to find further refrence to this program,
but
> > found none.  I guess my question is, is ldif2ldbm missing or not?
> >
> > I got the server up in the end using the same text file I created for
> > ldif2ldbm by using ldapadd.
>
> If the distribution comes with OpenLDAP 2.0 there's no longer ldif2ldbm.
> Strictly speaking, it's beed repleaced by slapadd, which turns ldif
> into a format compatible with the database you're using.
>
> Pierangelo.