Appendix A Using The Ns-Slapd And Slapd.exe Command-Line Utilities; Overview Of Ns-Slapd And Slapd.exe Commands - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.01 Configuration Manual

In Chapter 8, "Command-Line Scripts," we looked at the scripts for performing
routine administration tasks on the Netscape Directory Server (Directory Server).
In this Appendix we will look at the ns-slapd and slapd command-line utilities that
can also be used to perform the same tasks. This chapter contains the following
sections:
• Overview of ns-slapd and slapd.exe Commands (page 243)
• Finding and Executing the ns-slapd and slapd.exe Command-Line Utilities
(page 244)
• ns-slapd and slapd.exe Command-Line Utilities for Exporting Databases
(page 245)
• ns-slapd and slapd.exe Command-Line Utilities for Restoring and Backing up
Databases (page 247)
• ns-slapd and slapd.exe Command-Line Utilities for Creating and Regenerating
Indexes (page 250)

Overview of ns-slapd and slapd.exe Commands

The
ns-slapd
administration tasks, and while it can be argued that they allow a greater degree of
flexibility for users, we still recommend that you use the command-line scripts
presented in Chapter 8, "Command-Line Scripts".
Using the ns-slapd and slapd.exe
and
slapd.exe
Command-Line Utilities
command-line utilities all perform server
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