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Re: OpenLDAP Backup Questions

To: Rajarshi Chaudhuri <rajarshi@genesyslab.com>
Subject: Re: OpenLDAP Backup Questions
From: Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:42:15 -0800
Cc: openldap-software@openldap.org
In-reply-to: <3AE796A2A14AE9458DF60ACC3AE477BA05688A@NARSIL.us.int.genesyslab.com>
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Rajarshi Chaudhuri wrote:

Hi,


I'm planning to make a daily backup of my openldap(2.3.19 used with bdb
backend). There are couple of questions that I have -

1. If I take a backup using slapcat while slapd is running - is there a
possibility of some data loss or other inconsistency?

No.

2. Is there some other effective backup mechanism / backup tool recommended other than slapcat.

No.


3. If I can programmatically assure that no writes happen during my backup
phase - then does it matter whether slapd is running or not?

No.


4. I'm going to do this in both Windows and Solaris environment - so any
suggestions like I should use something specific based on the OS?

No.


I would highly appreciate if my questions are effectively answered.

Rajarshi Chaudhuri
Genesys Telecommunications Lab, Inc
rajarshi@genesyslab.com <mailto:rajarshi@genesyslab.com>

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  Director, Highland Sun        http://highlandsun.com/hyc
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References:
- OpenLDAP Backup Questions
  - From: "Rajarshi Chaudhuri" <rajarshi@genesyslab.com>

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