Upgrading openldap-server package

Lew Bloch conrad at lewscanon.com
Tue Sep 28 18:01:25 UTC 2004


Justin Crabtree reported:
> The auto update of openldap 
> through rhn overwrote the database files with empty files, then did the 
> same several hours after we restored the server.  After that experience, 
> we setup a recovery plan using slapcat to backup the database on a 
> regular basis.  I don't know what you are currently doing to backup your 
> database, but I would suggest backing it up before running any updates 
> from Redhat. 

I really hope someone from Redhat is paying attention to this.  I would 
expect them to fix an update that breaks customers' installations.




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