[Freeipa-users] Migrating a Directory Server from 389-ds to FreeIPA

[Jenny Galipeau]

Michael Kang wrote:
> Dear FreeIPA community,
>
> My PL wants to migrate a directory server(storing employees info and 
> Linux user accounts) from 389-ds(1.1.x) to FreeIPA(1.2.2). I backed up 
> from the command line using the */db2bak/* command-line script. I got 
> two LDIF files and two folders(userRoot and NetscapeRoot) which 
> contains many db4 files.
>
> After reading the FreeIPA Administrator Guide, I realized there is no 
> */db2bak/* or */bak2db/* commands for FreeIPA users. So I copy those 
> LDIF files and folders to /var/lib/dirsrv/<ds instance> directly. Then 
> I run */service dirsvr restart/*, the dirsvr instance cannot start 
> anymore. The instance names of 389-ds and FreeIPA are different.
>
> How can I finish this hard job? Have anybody ever migrated 
> successfully? I need your help..
>
> remove any unneeded structural and configuration options from the ldif
> convert this ldif to the IPA DIT
> load the ldif
>
> You can see the DIT we use at http://freeipa.org/page/UsingRhdsWithIpa
HTH
Jenny

> Best Regards,
> Michael
> -- 
> Michael Kang（康上明学）
> There is a giant asleep within every man. When the giant 
> awakens,miracles happen.
>
> Personal blog: http://ufusion.org - United Fusion
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Jenny Galipeau <jgalipea at redhat.com>
Principal Software QA Engineer
Red Hat, Inc. Security Engineering