Hi All, I'm in need of figuring out how I can effectively backup my ldap server then restore it in case of crisis.
I have a master and consumer ldap server running in replication mode with latest ldap 2.4 version on ubuntu 10. I have an idea on backup and restore procedures but I need verification.
Backup procedures:
1. /etc/init.d/slapd stop
2. tar the following directories /etc/ldap /var/lib/ldap
# tar -pczf compressed.tar.gz /etc/ldap/ /var/lib/ldap/
3. convert the configs and dit to ldif
sudo slapcat -n 0 > backup/config.ldif sudo slapcat -n 1 > backup/users.ldif
4./etc/init.d/slapd start
Restore procedures:
1. Reinstall a fresh vanilla ubuntu ldap server
2. untar the compessed.tar.gz to original location
3. /etc/init.d/slapd stop sudo slapadd -n 0 -l backup/config.ldif sudo slapadd -n 0 -l backup/users.ldif sudo cp backup/ldap.secret /etc/ldap.secret /etc/init.d/slapd start
Just a brainstorm and I'm sure it needs revising.
TIA, Anton