Table A.1. db2 ldif Options
Option Description
-a outputFile Defines the output file in which the server saves
the exported LDIF. This file is stored by default in
the directory where the command-line utility
resides.
-d debugLevel Specifies the debug level to use during the
db2ldif runtime. For further information, refer to
Section 2.3.1.4 4, “nsslapd-errorlog-level (Error
Log Level)”.
-D configDir Specifies the location of the server configuration
directory that contains the configuration
information for the export process. T his must be
the full path to the configuration directory,
/etc/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name.
-E Decrypts an encrypted database during export.
This option is used only if database encryption is
enabled.
-m Sets minimal base-64 encoding.
-M Uses several files to store the output LDIF, with
each instance stored in instance filename, where
filename is the filename specified in option -a.
-n backendInstance Specifies the name of the backend instance to be
exported.
-N Specifies that entry IDs are not to be included in
the LDIF output. The entry IDs are necessary only
if the db2ldif output is to be used as input to
db2index.
-r Exports replication state information. The server
must be shut down before exporting using this
option.
-s includeSuffix Specifies the suffix or suffixes to include in the
export. T here can be multiple -s arguments.
-u Specifies that the unique ID will not be included in
the LDIF output. By default, the server includes
the unique ID for all entries with a unique ID in the
exported LDIF file. Only use this option to use the
exported LDIF to initialize a 4.x consumer server;
otherwise, this option does not cause the server
to create a unique ID for entries but simply takes
what already exists in the database.
-U Outputs the contents of the database without
wrapping lines.
-x excludeSuffix Specifies a suffix or suffixes to exclude in the
export. T here can be multiple -x arguments. If
neither -s or -x is not specified, the server
exports all suffixes within the database. When
using both -x and -s options with the same
suffix, the -x operation takes precedence.
Exclusion always takes precedence over
inclusion. If the LDIF file will be imported into the
configuration directory, do not exclude
o=NetscapeRoot.
A.4 . Utilities for Restoring and Backing up Databases: ldif2db
Imports LDIF files to the database.
Synta x
ns-slapd ldif2db -D configDir -i ldifFile [ -d debugLevel ] [ -g string ] [ -n
backendInstance ] [ -O ] [ -s includeSuffix ] [ -x excludeSuffix ] [ -E ]
Enter the full path to the server configuration directory (configdir). ldifFile is the name of the file
containing the LDIF to be imported. T here is an example LDIF file under the
/var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/ldif directory. Either the -n or the -s option must be
specified.
