Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.2 Migration Guide

Command Line Changes

In Directory Server 6.2 the functionality of most command-line tools is replaced by only two commands: dsadm and dsconf.

The following table shows commands used in Directory Server 5, and the corresponding commands for Directory Server 6.2. The default path of these commands when installed from native packages is /opt/SUNWdsee/ds6/bin. When installed from the zip installation, the default path is install-path/ds6/bin.

Table 5–1 Directory Server 5 and 6 commands


Version 5 Command	Version 6.2 Command	Description
`bak2db`	`dsadm restore`	Restore a database from backup (locally, offline)
`bak2db-task`	`dsconf restore`	Restore a database from backup (remotely, online)
`db2bak`	`dsadm backup`	Create a database backup archive (locally, offline)
`db2bak-task`	`dsconf backup`	Create a database backup archive (remotely, online)
`db2index`	`dsadm reindex`	Create and generate indexes (locally, offline)
`db2index-task`	`dsconf reindex`	Create and generate indexes (remotely, online)
`db2ldif`	`dsadm export`	Export database contents to LDIF (locally, offline)
`db2ldif-task`	`dsconf export`	Export database contents to LDIF (remotely, online)
`entrycmp`	No change	Compare the same entry in multiple replicas
`fildif`	No change	Create a filtered version of an LDIF file
`idsktune`	No change	Check patches and verifies system tuning
`insync`	No change	Indicate synchronization between multiple replicas
`ldif2db`	`dsadm import`	Import database contents from LDIF (locally, offline)
`ldif2db-task`	`dsconf import`	Import database contents from LDIF (remotely, online)
`ldif2ldap`	`ldapmodify -B`	Import data from LDIF over LDAP (remotely, online)
`MigrateInstance5`	`dsmig` / manual migration procedure	Migrate data from a previous version
`mmldif`	No change	Combine multiple LDIF files
`monitor`	`ldapsearch` on `cn=monitor`	Retrieve performance monitoring information
`pwdhash`	No change	Print the encrypted form of a password
`repldisc`	No change	Discover a replication topology
`restart-slapd`	`dsadm restart`	Restart a Directory Server instance
`schema_push`	No change	Update schema modification time stamps
`start-slapd`	`dsadm start`	Start a Directory Server instance
`stop-slapd`	`dsadm stop`	Stop a Directory Server instance
`suffix2instance`	`dsconf get-suffix-prop`	See the backend name for a suffix
`vlvindex`	`dsadm reindex`	Create virtual list view indexes

Table 5–2 Directory Server 5 and 6 Commands (Subcommands of the directoryserver Command)


Version 5 Command	Version 6.2 Command	Description
`directoryserver accountstatus`	`ns-accountstatus`	Establish account status
`directoryserver activate`	`ns-activate`	Activate an entry or group of entries
`directoryserver configure`	Installation procedure	Install Directory Server
`directoryserver inactivate`	`ns-inactivate`	Inactivate an entry or group of entries
`directoryserver unconfigure`	Uninstallation procedure	Uninstall Directory Server

Deprecated Commands

Some version 5 commands have been deprecated in Directory Server 6.2. The following table provides a list of these commands.

Table 5–3 Version 5 Commands That Have Been Deprecated


Command	Description
`getpwenc`	Print encrypted password
`ns-ldapagt`	Starts a Directory Server SNMP subagent. For information about how to do this in Directory Server 6.2, see To Set Up SNMP in Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.2 Administration Guide
`restore-config`	Restore Administration Server configuration
`saveconfig`	Save Administration Server configuration