[K12OSN] Re: PDC/BDC problem (Randall Swift)

[David Trask]

Randy,

Run on the PDC

slapcat -l /root/pdc.ldif

copy the file over to the other machine (the BDC) either using scp or some
other method

if using scp....do this on the PDC

cd /root

scp pdc.ldif root at 10.0.0.1:/root          (use the IP address of the BDC
in place of 10.0.0.1...then enter your password...should work assumung ssh
is installed and running)

then on the BDC

cd /root

slapadd -l /root/pdc.ldif     or simply   sladadd -l pdc.ldif

(the -l switch "that's an L" tells slapcat to direct its output to a
file....in this case we've named it pdc.ldif....you can name it anything
you want.....in slapadd it simply tells slapadd where the file is to read
from)  In any case you are simply adding the database manually.  There is
no need to bring your PDC down or anything....it's a quick process....and
the LDIF file is simply a text file of the database.

"Support list for open source software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
writes:
>"Support list for open source software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
>writes:
>>> From: "Randall Swift" <swift at msad52.org>
>>> Subject: [K12OSN] PDC/BDC problem
>>
>>> I have a PDC setup on core 5 that has been running all year. I finally
>>got
>>> the chance to setup up BDC on core 5.
>>> Everything setup fine. However, when i run ./smbldap pdc on the pdc and
>>> after I answer all the questions I get the following error: Unable to
>>load
>>> LDAP database for slave initialization:256.  I also ran ./smbldap bdc
>on
>>> the bdc and I get the same error. I have also restarted both servers
>>with
>>> no luck. Ideas?? Thanks
>>
>>The line that's failing is line 1260 of smbldap-configure, which is
>>running this command on the BDC:
>>
>>slapadd -l $slapcat_ldif_path/slapcat.ldif
>>
>>What happens if you run
>>$ slapcat > blah.ldif
>>on your PDC, copy blah.ldif to your BDC, and run
>>$ slapadd -l blah.ldif
>>?
>>
>>--matt
>>
>>--
>>Open Source Software Engineering Consultant
>>http://majen.net/
>>
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>
>Just to make sure, 
>run slapcat > **.ldif on the PDC (do I put in the >)
>copy **.ldif to BDC
>run slapadd -l **.ldif on the BDC
>
>This will not do anything to my PDC as this is a production server and I
>can't have it go down??
>
>Randy Swift
>Network Administrator
>Leavitt Area High School
>Turner, Maine 04282
>(207)225-3533
>swift at msad52.k12.me.us
>
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David N. Trask
Technology Teacher/Director
Vassalboro Community School
dtrask at vcsvikings.org
(207)923-3100