Restoring The Dse.ldif Configuration File - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.0 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

more information about this option, see the Directory Server Configuration, Command, and File
Reference.
Directory Server automatically detects the compatibility between the replica and its changelog. If a
mismatch is detected, the server removes the old changelog file and creates a new, empty one.
• Changelog entries have expired on the supplier server since the time of the local backup.
If changelog entries have expired, reinitialize the consumer. For more information on reinitializing
Section 8.10, "Initializing
consumers, refer to
For information on managing replication, see

4.3.6. Restoring the dse.ldif Configuration File

The directory creates two backup copies of the dse.ldif file in the /etc/dirsrv/
slapd-instance_name directory. The dse.ldif.startOK file records a copy of the dse.ldif
file at server start up. The dse.ldif.bak file contains a backup of the most recent changes to the
dse.ldif file. Use the version with the most recent changes to restore the directory.
To restore the dse.ldif configuration file, do the following:
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1. Stop the server.
service dirsrv stop instance
2. Restore the database as outlined in
backup copy of the dse.ldif file into the directory.
3. Restart the server.
service dirsrv restart instance
Consumers".
Chapter 8, Managing
Section 4.3.4, "Restoring a Single Database"
Restoring the dse.ldif Configuration File
Replication.
to copy the
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