On Friday 21 November 2008 10:41:27 Ivan Ordonez wrote: > I have run "slapcat -l export.ldif" many times without stopping the ldap > service and it seems fine, and worked perfectly. Was there any reason > why the service need to be stop while running slapcat? Just curious. > CAUTION: If data is being altered or updated when you perform a hot backup, a mismatch can occur between the backup file and OpenLDAP server's final data. There is a risk of inconsistent data when performing a hot backup. That is why it is recommend to do hot backups at nights when there is not write operations. > Thanks, > -Ivan > > piyush joshi wrote: > > Use *slapcat -l users.ldif but first stop the slapd service if > > using old version of OpenLDAP.* > > > > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Pierangelo Masarati <ando@sys-net.it > > <mailto:ando@sys-net.it>> wrote: > > > > Please keep postings to the list > > > > revathi ganesh wrote: > > > > Thanks for your reply.. > > Can you give me the procedure how to back up the entire > > openldap to LDIF file > > > > # ldapsearch -x -LLL > openldap.ldif > > > > Is this correct. > > > > > > No. Please read my previous message, which contains an indication > > of the correct procedure. > > > > p. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > --- On Fri, 21/11/08, Pierangelo Masarati <ando@sys-net.it > > <mailto:ando@sys-net.it>> wrote: > > > > From: Pierangelo Masarati <ando@sys-net.it > > <mailto:ando@sys-net.it>> > > Subject: Re: import LDIF file from openldap to redhat > > directory server > > To: "revathi ganesh" <cholam20@yahoo.co.in > > <mailto:cholam20@yahoo.co.in>> > > Cc: openldap-technical@openldap.org > > <mailto:openldap-technical@openldap.org> > > Date: Friday, 21 November, 2008, 12:23 AM > > > > revathi ganesh wrote: > > > > Dear gurus > > > > I have installed redhat directory server in a new > > > > server. The OS is RHEL V5. > > > > We already are running openldap in RHEL V4. Now how > > > > can I import the all the datas (user accounts) from openldap > > to RHDS. > > > > Please give me the procedure. > > > > To extract the data in LDIF, you can use slapcat(8). Then, > > you probably better ask on a RHDS list. > > > > p. > > > > > > Ing. Pierangelo Masarati > > OpenLDAP Core Team > > > > SysNet s.r.l. > > via Dossi, 8 - 27100 Pavia - ITALIA > > http://www.sys-net.it <http://www.sys-net.it/> > > ----------------------------------- > > Office: +39 02 23998309 > > Mobile: +39 333 4963172 > > Fax: +39 0382 476497 > > Email: ando@sys-net.it <mailto:ando@sys-net.it> > > ----------------------------------- > > > > > > > > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to > > http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ > > > > > > > > > > Ing. Pierangelo Masarati > > OpenLDAP Core Team > > > > SysNet s.r.l. > > via Dossi, 8 - 27100 Pavia - ITALIA > > http://www.sys-net.it <http://www.sys-net.it/> > > ----------------------------------- > > Office: +39 02 23998309 > > Mobile: +39 333 4963172 > > Fax: +39 0382 476497 > > Email: ando@sys-net.it <mailto:ando@sys-net.it> > > ----------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Piyush Joshi > > 9415414376 -- Jorge Armando Medina ComputaciÃn GrÃfica de MÃxico Web: www.e-compugraf.com Tel: 55 51 40 72 email: jmedina@e-compugraf.com GPG Key: 1024D/28E40632 2007-07-26 GPG Fingerprint: 59E2 0C7C F128 B550 B3A6 ÂD3AF C574 8422 28E4 0632
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