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Parameter
Description
Entry DN
cn=
task_name
, cn=backup, cn=tasks, cn=config
Valid Values
Any local directory location
Default Value
Syntax
Case-exact string
Example
nsArchiveDir: /export/backups
nsDatabaseTypes
This attribute gives the kind of database being archived. Setting the database types signals what kind
of backup plug-in the Directory Server should use to archive the database.
Parameter
Description
Entry DN
cn=
task_name
, cn=backup, cn=tasks, cn=config
Valid Values
ldbm database
Default Value
ldbm database
Syntax
Case-exact string
Example
nsDatabaseType: ldbm database
2.3.15.5. cn=restore
A database can be restored through the command line by creating a special task entry which defines
the parameters of the task and initiates the task. As soon as the task is complete, the task entry is
removed from the directory.
The
cn=restore
entry is a container entry for task operations to restore a database. The
cn=restore
entry itself has no attributes, but each of the task entries within this entry, such as
cn=
task_ID
,
cn=restore
,
cn=tasks
,
cn=config
, uses the following attributes to define the restore
task.
A restore task entry under
cn=restore
must contain the location of the directory from which to
retrieve the archive copy (in the
nsArchiveDir
attribute) and the type of database being restored (in the
nsDatabaseTypes
attribute). Additionally, it must contain a unique
cn
to identify the task. For example:
dn: cn=example restore, cn=restore, cn=tasks, cn=config
objectclass: extensibleObject
cn: example restore
nsArchiveDir: /export/backups/
nsDatabaseType: ldbm database
As the restore operation runs, the task entry will contain all of the server-generated task attributes
listed in
Section 2.3.15.1, “Task Invocation Attributes for Entries under cn=tasks”
.
nsArchiveDir
This attribute gives the location of the directory to which to write the backup.
Parameter
Description
Entry DN
cn=
task_name
, cn=restore, cn=tasks, cn=config
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