[Freeipa-users] backing up and restoring the backend

[Steven Jones]

4.3.1.2. Backing up All Databases from the Command Line
"To avoid shutting down the server when running a backup, use the db2bak.pl Perl script instead of the bd2bak tool. These are both located in the /usr/lib[64]/dirsrv/slapd-example directory."

This script doesn't seem to be available/present (I did a find on /usr and a yum provides) can it be made available/official?


regards

Steven Jones

Technical Specialist - Linux RHCE

Victoria University, Wellington, NZ

0064 4 463 6272

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From: Deon Lackey [dlackey at redhat.com]
Sent: Friday, 30 September 2011 10:20 a.m.
To: Steven Jones
Cc: freeipa-users at redhat.com
Subject: Re: [Freeipa-users] backing up and restoring the backend


First off, I have opened a ticket to make it clear in the FreeIPA docs what you should do:

https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa-guide/ticket/25



Okay, until I get that done, here is the info on what to do for backing up and restoring the DS in general:

http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Directory_Server/8.2/html/Administration_Guide/Populating_Directory_Databases-Backing_Up_and_Restoring_Data.html



There are a couple of different options and scripts you can use, aside from just importing and exporting data.



Hope that helps!

Deon


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From: "Steven Jones" <Steven.Jones at vuw.ac.nz>
To: freeipa-users at redhat.com
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 3:55:35 PM
Subject: [Freeipa-users] backing up and restoring the backend

Hi,

Backing up

I cant find anything in the documentation discussing backing up and recovering IPA/ldap?....in the past I seem to recall the FDS/389 suggested exporting the data which was then backed up.....I think there was a gui to do that....

So even if its a case of now its easy just backup /var/lib/dirsrv and nothing more is needed, it should say so IMHO.

Restoring

Is there a restore process?  so with FDS/389 you would import the exported file.

regards

Steven Jones

Technical Specialist - Linux RHCE

Victoria University, Wellington, NZ

0064 4 463 6272

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