Netscape NETSCAPE DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR, Administrator'S Manual

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Backing Up and Restoring Data
Chapter 4 Populating Directory Databases 159
Windows batch file:
..\bin\slapd\admin\bin\perl bak2db.pl -D "cn=Directory Manager"
-w secret
-a \usr\netscape\servers\slapd-dirserver\bak\mybak_20010701103056
UNIX shell script:
bak2db.pl -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w secret
-a /usr/netscape/servers/slapd-dirserver/bak/mybak_20010701103056
The following table describes the
bak2db.pl
options used in the examples:
Restoring a Single Database
To restore a single database:
1.
At the command prompt, change to the following directory:
cd
serverRoot
/slapd-
serverID
2.
If the server is running, type the following to shut it down:
./stop-slapd
3.
Change to the directory containing the backup you want to restore.
4.
Copy all of the files to the directory containing the database you want to
overwrite with your backup. For example, you might type the following:
cp
backup_file
../db
/database_name
Restoring Databases that Include Replicated
Entries
If you are restoring a database that is supplying entries to other servers, then you
must reinitialize all of the servers that receive updates from the restored database
(for example, consumer servers, hub servers, and, in multi-master replication
environments, other supplier servers). The change log associated with the restored
Option Description
-a
Defines the full path and name of the input file.
-D
Specifies the DN of the administrative user.
-w
Specifies the password of the administrative user.