[root@etoile ~]# slapcat -b dc=msr-inria,dc=inria,dc=fr ... bdb(dc=msr-inria,dc=inria,dc=fr): pthread lock failed: Invalid argument bdb(dc=msr-inria,dc=inria,dc=fr): PANIC: Invalid argument bdb(dc=msr-inria,dc=inria,dc=fr): PANIC: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery bdb(dc=msr-inria,dc=inria,dc=fr): PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery bdb_db_close: database "dc=msr-inria,dc=inria,dc=fr": close failed: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery (-30975) [root@etoile ~]# echo $? 0
It makes a bit difficult to know if slapcat-based backup were successful.