NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | EXIT STATUS | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO
The ldif2db-task command creates an entry in the directory that launches the dynamic task of importing the directory from LDIF. The entry is generated based upon the values you provide for each option. Directory Server must be running for this tool to work.
The following options are supported:
Merge chunk size.
User DN with root permissions, such as Directory Manager.
Generation of a unique ID. Type none for no unique ID to be generated and deterministic for the generated unique ID to be name-based. By default a time-based unique ID is generated.
If you use the deterministic generation to have a name-based unique ID, you can also specify the namespace you want the server to use as follows:
-g deterministic namespace_id
Use this option if you want to import the same LDIF file into two different Directory Servers, and if you want the contents of both directories to have the same set of unique IDs. If unique IDs already exist in the LDIF file you are importing, then the existing IDs are imported to the server regarless of the options you have specified.
Specify the namespace you want the server to use.
File name of the input ldif file(s). When you import multiple files, they are imported in the order in which you specify them on the command line.
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.
Database backend to be exported.
Request that only the core database is created without attribute indexes.
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.
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.
The following exit values are returned:
Successful completion.
An error occurred.
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), ldif2db(1M), (1M), mmldif(1), db2ldif(1M), start-slapd(1M), stop-slapd(1M), restart-slapd(1M)
NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | EXIT STATUS | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO