It get really bad: on new clean server: Backup from CLI: db2bak Restore CLI: works OK then I bring the dir produce by db2bak from the server I am trying to restore to new box and teh same restore commad fails <div>On 10/24/07, Linux Admin <<a href="mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com">sysadmin.linux@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Using the refernace for redhat site even command line does work error 43: Failed to read backup file set<div> <div>On 10/24/07, George Holbert <<a href="mailto:gholbert@broadcom.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> gholbert@broadcom.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Backup/Restore: Creates / restores from a copy of the server's binary database files. Export/Import: Creates / imports from ASCII text LDIF files representing the data in the directory server. It's actually a good idea to do both (if possible), as this will give you the most flexibility when you're in the heat of a restore. <a href="http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/7.1/dbmanage.html#1055147" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/7.1/dbmanage.html#1055147 </a> > I get error 53 (failed to read the backup file set) Is the backup file set still there? Linux Admin wrote: > If I want to do through GUI: which option do I use: Backup/Restore or > Import/Export > When I sued Backup....I tried to restore into vanilla LDAP specifying > the top level directory which contains NetascapeRoot and userRoot > subdirs, I get error 53 (failed to read the backup file set) > > > On 10/18/07, *Linux Admin* <<a href="mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> sysadmin.linux@gmail.com</a> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:sysadmin.linux@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">sysadmin.linux@gmail.com</a>>> wrote: > > Please forgive the newbee question here. > What is the best way to backup/dump--restore/import a fedora ldap > server > (without downtime) > TIA > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Fedora-directory-users mailing list <a href="mailto:Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users </a> </blockquote></div> </div></blockquote></div>