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Jure1873
Asked: 2012-10-06 07:13:46 +0800 CST

ldap export and import

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Is it possible to export all the data inside openldap for example using ldapsearch or some other tool to a (ldif?) file and then import everything on another server and put this in a script that would be run every day. So that I could use the other one as a backup when the first/master server is not available?

I have full access to the first/master server, but I can't modify it's configuration so I think I can't set up replication.

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    Is it possible to export all the data inside openldap for example using ldapsearch or some other tool to a (ldif?) file

    Sure, it is possible. slapcat/slapadd is what you're looking for:

    slapcat -f /path/to/the/slapd.conf -l backup.ldif
slapadd -v -c -l backup.ldif -f /path/to/the/slapd.conf

    These are basically offline tools, you should stop slapd before proceeding. Maybe you also have to set/fix file permissions after restore.

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