Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:38:09 -0400 Subject: Re: Full Backup/Restore slapd From: raubvogel(a)gmail.com To: openldap-technical(a)openldap.org On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 11:33 AM, galemberti greg <galemberti(a)hotmail.com&gt; wrote: > Hi, > I want to implement a full backup procedure of my LDAP (schema, ACL, Data > ...). > > * To save my schema i used the command: "slapcat -H > ldap:///cn={4}my,cn=schema,cn=config -l schema.ldif" > * To save my config, i used the command: "slapcat -H > ldap:///olcDatabase={1}hdb,cn=config = config -l config.ldif > * To save my accounts, i used the command: "slapcat -H ldap:///dc=my,dc=my > -l accounts.ldif > > Now, when I want to test the restore on another server : > * To restore my schema i used the command: "sudo -u openldap slapadd -v -b > cn=config -l schema.ldiff " > OK > * To restore my accounts i used the command: "sudo -u openldap slapadd -v -c > -b cn=config -l accounts.ldiff " > OK > * To restore my config i used the command: "sudo -u openldap slapadd -v -c > -b olcDatabase={1}hdb,cn=config -l config.ldiff > KO. Indeed the slapadd > command does not update the record so I get an error because they already > exist. Also, how do I restore my configuration? > > Tks for your help > > PS : i use a debian squeeze server. If you go to https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/openldap-server.html#ldap-backup, that is how I run my backups. And, I have tested the restore procedure. Bottom line: o The backend db (config.ldif in that page) has all the schemas and config stuff. So, you do not need to bother saving schemas separately or anything like that. o The frontend db (example.com.ldif) has the account stuff. There are other ways to yank those databases, but I was kinda lazy.