[Freeipa-users] export users/groups from one ipa server to another

[Martin Kosek]

On 01/17/2014 07:24 AM, Les Stott wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Looking for the quickest and easiest way to export users from one freeipa server and install on another.
> 
> I have an existing freeipa server, 3.0.0 standard rhel6 in a DR environment.
> I am setting up an identical freeipa server in a Production Environment.
> 
> The two environments will not be configured to talk to each other. They will both have there own replicas.
> 
> I simply want to export the users and groups I created in freeipa in DR, and import them (preserving details and passwords) into the freeipa server in Production.
> 
> What is the recommendation? Is there an ipa tool? Or will ldif exports suffice?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Les

I think the best way would be to use the "ipa migrate-ds" command. It should
work both with stand alone Directory Servers and IPA too. You may just need to
play with --userignoreobjectclass amd userignoreattribute to not migrate
Kerberos related attributes and objectclasses if for example your other DS has
a different realm.

Martin