Re: how to migrate from v1 to v2 using LDIF?

["Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net>]

On Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at 05:52 , Abhishek Srivastava wrote:

> If you want to use ldif file then you can use ldapsearch -x -LLL-h
> [ipaddress/hostname] -b"" objectclass=* > file.ldf. You will get the 
> data in
> ldif format modify it and then using ldapmodify you can again upload the
> data in the directory.

Hi
thanks.  Yes, after sending my message I got to thinking I could use 
some form of ldapearch.  Thanks, I got my LDIF files now.  Now I am just 
having a hard time getting it imported because of logical problems (not 
syntax or usage)

thanks
Chad

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
> [mailto:owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org]On Behalf Of Chad Leigh --
> Shire.Net LLC
> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 1:02 PM
> To: openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
> Subject: how to migrate from v1 to v2 using LDIF?
>
>
> Hi All
>
> I have an OpenLDAP v1 database I would like to migrate to OpenLDAP v2.
> I would like to do it via LDIF since I need to go in and change some of
> the attribute names for my v2 database.  I saw in the Faq-o-matic the
> slapcat command.  Unfortunatelty, that seems to be a V2 command only, as
> it does not exist on my v1 db system.  What is the  best way to go about
> doing this?
>
> Thanks
> Chad