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System Manager's Manual |
DB2LDIF(8) |
NAME¶
db2ldif - Directory Server script for exporting the database
SYNOPSIS¶
db2ldif [-Z serverID] {-n backend_instance}* | {-s includeSuffix}* [{-x
excludeSuffix}*] [-a outputFile] [-v] [-m] [-M] [-r] [-u] [-U] [-C] [-N] [-E]
[-1] [-q] [-h]
DESCRIPTION¶
Exports the contents of the database to a LDIF file. This script can be executed
while the server is still running, except when using the -r option.
OPTIONS¶
A summary of options is included below:
- -Z Server Identifier
- The server ID of the Directory Server instance. If there is only one
instance on the system, this option can be skipped.
- -n Backend Name
- The name of the LDBM database to reindex. Example: userRoot
- -s includeSuffix
- Specifies suffixes to be included in the LDIF file.
- -x excludeSuffix
- Specifies suffixes to be excluded from the LDIF file.
- -a Output File
- The name for the LDIF file.
- -m
-
Minimize the base64 encodings in the exported LDIF file.
- -M
-
Exported ldif is stored in multiple files. These files are named :
<instance>_<filename>
By default, all instances are stored in the filename specified by the -a
option.
- -r
-
Export replication data(information required to initialize a replica when
the LDIF is imported).
- -v
- Display version
- -u
-
Do not export the unique-id attribute.
- -U
-
Requests that the output LDIF is not folded.
- -C
-
Uses only the main database file.
- -N
-
Suppress printing sequential number
- -E
-
Decrypts any encrypted data during export.
- -1
-
Deletes, for reasons of backward compatibility, the first line of the LDIF
file that gives the version of the LDIF standard.
- -q
-
Quiet mode. Suppresses output of the script.
- -h
-
Display the usage.
EXAMPLE¶
- db2ldif -Z instance3 -n userRoot -a /LDAP/ldif/export.ldif
- db2ldif -s 'dc=example,dc=com' -a /LDAP/ldif/export.ldif -m -E -q
DIAGNOSTICS¶
Exit status is zero if no errors occur. Errors result in a non-zero exit status
and a diagnostic message being written to standard error.
AUTHOR¶
db2ldif was written by the 389 Project.
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright © 2017 Red Hat, Inc.
