Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.0, Administration Manual

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Initializing a Database from the Console
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NOTE
Trailing spaces are dropped during a remote Console import but are preserved during
both local Console or
ldif2db
import operations.
4.1.3. Initializing a Database from the Console
The existing data in a database can be overwritten by initializing databases.
You must be logged in as the
Directory Manager
in order to initialize a database because an LDIF
file that contains a root entry cannot be imported into a database except as the Directory Manager
(root DN). Only the Directory Manager has access to the root entry, such as
dc=example,dc=com
.
WARNING
When initializing databases from an LDIF file, be careful not to overwrite the
o=NetscapeRoot
suffix unless you are restoring data. Otherwise, initializing the
database deletes information and may require re-installing the Directory Server.
To initialize a database using the Directory Server Console, do the following:
1. Select the
Configuration
tab.
2. Expand the
Data
tree in the left navigation pane. Expand the suffix of the database to initialize,
then click the database itself.
3. Right-click the database, and select
Initialize Database
.
Alterntatively, select
Initialize Database
from the
Object
menu.
4. In the
LDIF file
field, enter the full path to the LDIF file to import, or click
Browse
.
5. If the Console is running from a machine local to the file being imported, click
OK
and proceed
with the import immediately. If the Console is running from a machine remote to the server
containing the LDIF file, select one of the following options, then click
OK
:
•
From local machine.
Indicates that the LDIF file is located on the local machine.
•
From server machine.
Indicates that the LDIF file is located on a remote server.
The default LDIF directory is
/var/lib/dirsrv/slapd- instance_name /ldif
.
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4.1.4. Importing from the Command-Line
There are three methods for importing data through the command-line:
•
Using ldif2db.
This import method overwrites the contents of the database and requires the server to
be stopped; see
Section 4.1.4.1, “Importing Using the ldif2db Command-Line Script”
.
•
Using ldif2db.pl.
This import method overwrites the contents of the database while the server is still
running; see
Section 4.1.4.2, “Importing Using the ldif2db.pl Perl Script”
.