Ldif Files; Lock Files - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.0 Command Reference Manual

Chapter 4. Server Instance File Reference
• entrydn.db4 — Contains a list of full DNs to find any ID.
• id2entry.db4 — Contains the actual directory database entries. All other database files can be
recreated from this one, if necessary.
• nsuniqueid.db4 — Contains a list of unique IDs to find any ID.
• numsubordinates.db4 — Contains IDs that have child entries.
• objectclass.db4 — Contains a list of IDs which have a particular object class.
• parentid.db4 — Contains a list of IDs to find the ID of the parent.

4.5. LDIF Files

Sample LDIF files are stored in the /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/ldif directory for
storing LDIF-related files.
European.ldif
Example.ldif
Example-roles.ldif
Example-views.ldif
Example 4.3. LDIF Directory Contents
• European.ldif — Contains European character samples.
• Example.ldif — Is a sample LDIF file.
• Example-roles.ldif — Is a sample LDIF file similar to Example.ldif, except that it uses roles
and class of service instead of groups for setting access control and resource limits for directory
administrators.
NOTE
The LDIF files exported by db2ldif or db2ldif.pl scripts in the instance directory are
stored in /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/ldif.

4.6. Lock Files

Each Directory Server instance contains a /var/lock/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name directory
for storing lock-related files. The following is a sample listing of the locks directory contents.
exports/ imports/ server/
Example 4.4. Lock Directory Contents
The lock mechanisms stored in the exports, imports, and server subdirectories prevent multiple,
simultaneous operations from conflicting with each other. The lock mechanisms allow for one server
instance to run at a time, with possible multiple export jobs. They also permit one ldif2db import
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Example 4.3, "LDIF Directory Contents"
lists the /ldif directory contents.