NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | EXIT STATUS | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO | NOTES
The db2ldif command exports the contents of the database to LDIF. The * indicates that multiple occurences are allowed. This tool can be executed while the server is still running.
The following options are supported:
File name of the output LDIF file.
Only the main database file is used.
For reasons of backward compatibility, omits leading version: 1 indication in LDIF output.
Minimal base64 encoding.
Use of several files for storing the output LDIF, with each instance stored in instance_outfile (where outfile is the file name specified for the -a option).
Name of database to be exported.
Specifies that entry IDs are not to be included in the LDIF output.
Exports replication information. Use this option when replication is configured and the generated LDIF will be used to initialize another replica or as a backup. Note that db2ldif -r cannot be used if another slapd process is running. To export the database while a slapd process is running, use db2ldif-task -r instead.
Suffix(es) to be included. If used in conjunction with the -n option, this option specifies the subtree(s) to be included. When exported suffixes split across multiple backends, you must export each subsuffix separately. With the -s suffix option, Directory Server exports only those entries in the backend containing the suffix entry.
Request that the unique id is not exported.
Request that the output LDIF is not folded.
Suffix(es) to be excluded.
Specifies the file in which the password for the key database is held, also used when handling encrypted attributes.
Specifies the password for the key database, providing a means of authentication required by Directory Server when handling encrypted attributes.
The following exit values are returned:
Successful completion.
Otherwise check logs for further information.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
---|---|
Availability | SUNWdsvu |
Stability Level | Committed Private |
directoryserver(1M), db2ldif-task(1M), db2ldif.pl(1M), stop-slapd(1M), start-slapd(1M), restart-slapd(1M)
You must specify either the -n or the -s option (or both). The output LDIF will be stored in one file by default. Should you want to specify the use of several files, then use the -M option.
NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | EXIT STATUS | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO | NOTES