Bak2Db (Restore Database From Backup); Syntax - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.02 Configuration Manual

• db2ldif (Export database contents to LDIF)
• db2dsml (Export database contents to DSML)
• dsml2db (Import DSML document contents into database)
• getpwenc (Print encrypted password)
• ldif2db (Import)
• ldif2ldap (Perform import operation over LDAP)
• monitor (Retrieve monitoring information)
• restart-slapd (Restart the Directory Server)
• restoreconfig (Restore Administration Server Configuration)
• saveconfig (Save Administration Server Configuration)
• start-slapd (Start the Directory Server)
• stop-slapd (Stop the Directory Server)
• suffix2instance (Map Suffix to Backend Name)
• vlvindex (Create virtual list view (VLV) indexes)
Some of the Shell and Batch scripts can be executed while the server is running. For
others, the server must be stopped. The description of each script below indicates
whether the server must be stopped, or if it can continue to run while you execute
the script.
When a Shell or Batch script has a Perl equivalent, there is a cross-reference to the
section describing the equivalent Perl script.

bak2db (Restore database from backup)

Restores the database from the most recent archived backup. To run this script the
server must be stopped.

Syntax

Shell script (UNIX):
Batch file (Windows):
backup_directory
bak2db [
backup_directory
bak2db [
Shell and Batch Scripts
]
]
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