RE: after power failure ldap_bind: Can't contact LDAP server (81)(solved)

["Jamie Davey" <jamie.davey@nqe.com>]

Better than my one! I'll add it to my gotchas list, thanks

Jamie

>
> dear Eli,
>
> thanks a lot
> this command db_recover -h /usr/local/var/openldap-data
> was able to get back my old database
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Eli Elhadad [mailto:eelhadad@finjan.com]
> Sent:	Tue 3/30/2004 5:09 PM
> To:	Hussein Esmat; jamie.davey@nqe.com
> Cc:	openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
> Subject:	RE: after power failure ldap_bind: Can't contact LDAP server
> (81) Hussein,
> did you tried:
> db_recover -h <where your openldap database is>
>
> works for me every time
> cheers
> eli
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hesmat@future-group.com [mailto:hesmat@future-group.com]
> Sent: ??? ????? 30 ??? 2004 16:37
> To: jamie.davey@nqe.com
> Cc: openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
> Subject: RE: after power failure ldap_bind: Can't contact LDAP server
> (81)
>
>
>
> i have renamed the  database folder and started slapd so i was able to
> connect to ldap server but seems all the database are vanished  am now
> trying to get back  my old database from ldif file
> with this command  ldapmodify
> but i always  get this msg
> ldapmodify: update failed: dc=fg,dc=local
> ldap_modify: Constraint violation (19)
>        additional info: structuralObjectClass: no user modification
>        allowed
> i also want to ask what is the way to to recover the database without
> making/ creating a new database  i have tried db-recover tool and it
> produce this output which i don't understand  db_recover -cev
> db_recover: Finding last valid log LSN: file: 1 offset 28
>
> regards
> Hussein Esmat
>
>
> -
> Sounds as though the BDB database didn't appreciate the sudden power
> loss! ( I know from bitter experience that it is pretty intolerant
> ounder these circumstances ;-))
>
> Berkely comes with a database recovery tool to get this back (check out
>  their website for details), maybe someone else here can help?
>
> If you're in dire straits (sounds like you might be!) the quick & dirty
>  method is to rename the database directory (if  you're in doubt the
> path  to this is stored in your slapd.conf file under the Database
> directory  directive), and restart slapd. At this point the process
> will work but  you're directory is obviously empty. You need to restore
> it from a  recent ldif backup using ldapadd.
>
> Apologies to the more qualified posters for the kluge!
>
> Hopefully this will be helpful.
>
> Jamie
>
> hesmat@future-group.com wrote:
>
>>dear all ,
>>
>>the server which holds my open ldap was suddenly shutdown due to power
>>failure   when i bring it back i was not able to connect to ldap server
>>with msg   ldap_bind: Can't contact LDAP server (81)
>>although when using pstree -p i can see slapd process running
>>what should i do to fix this error
>>
>>regards
>>
>>Hussein Esmat
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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