NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | EXIT STATUS
The db2ldif-task command creates an entry in the directory that launches the dynamic task of exporting the contents of a database to LDIF. The entry is generated based upon the values you provide for each option. The * indicates that multiple occurences are allowed. Directory Server must be running for this tool to work and you must specify either -n backend_instance or -s includesuffix for this tool to work.
The following options are supported:
File name of the output LDIF file.
Only the main database file is used.
User DN with root permissions, such as Directory Manager
Specifies the file from which the bind password is read. Used for simple authentication. If this option is specified the -w option must not be specified.
For reasons of backward compatibility, omits leading version: 1 indication in LDIF output.
Minimal base64 encoding.
Output LDIF is stored in multiple files.
Name of database to be exported.
Specifies that entry IDs are not to be included in the LDIF output.
Output LDIF to be stored in one file by default with each instance in instance_outfile.
Exports replciation information. Use this option when replication is configured and the generated LDIF will be used to initialize another replica or as a backup. Use db2ldif-task as opposed to db2ldif if you have another slapd process running.
Suffix(es) to be included. If used in conjunction with the -n option, this option specifies the subtree(s) to be included. When exporting 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.
Verbose mode
Password associated with the user DN. If you do not specify this option anonymous access is used. If you specify -w - , the utility prompts for the password. If either -w option is specified, the -j option must not be specified. For example, -wdiner892.
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.
An error occurred.
Otherwise check logs for further information.
NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | EXIT STATUS