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RE: Backup && Restore

To: "Joerg Fritsch" <joerg.fritsch@planet-interkom.de>, <openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org>
Subject: RE: Backup && Restore
From: "Howard Chu" <hyc@highlandsun.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 14:47:26 -0800
Importance: Normal
In-reply-to: <023DFD24-086D-11D6-A7F6-0030657EB0C4@planet-interkom.de>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
> [mailto:owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org]On Behalf Of Joerg Fritsch

> I have slapd and a large database going with it. Are there any 
> recommended procedures for backup and restore ? Does only the 
> /var/lib/ldap (the database directory) need to be backed up to tape ? Is 
> it recommended to stop slapd for the time of the backup ?

Yes, you should stop slapd first. Otherwise you can not get an accurate
backup. You might want to backup the directory where slapd.conf lives in
addition to the actual database directory.

  -- Howard Chu
  Chief Architect, Symas Corp.       Director, Highland Sun
  http://www.symas.com               http://highlandsun.com/hyc  
  Symas: Premier OpenSource Development and Support

References:
- Backup && Restore
  - From: Joerg Fritsch <joerg.fritsch@planet-interkom.de>

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