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For information on managing replication, see "Managing Replication," on
page 275.
Restoring the dse.ldif Configuration File
To restore the
outlined in "Restoring a Single Database," on page 155 to copy the backup copy of
the
dse.ldif
server.
The directory creates two backup copies of the dse.ldif file in the
/usr/netscape/servers/slapd-
dse.ldif.startOK
dse.ldif.bak
file. Copy the file with the most recent changes to your directory.
Enabling and Disabling Read-Only Mode
Before performing certain operations of export or backup on your Directory Server,
you can enable read-only mode on any of the databases to ensure you have a
faithful image of the state of these databases at a given time.
The Directory Server Console and the command-line utilities do not automatically
put the directory in read-only mode before export or backup operations because
this would make your directory unavailable for updates. However, if you have a
multi-master configuration, this might not be a problem for you.
Enabling Read-Only Mode
On the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab, and expand the
1.
Data folder in the navigation tree.
Select the database that you want to place in read-only mode, and click the
2.
Database Settings tab in the right pane.
Select the "Database is Read-Only" checkbox.
3.
Click Save.
4.
Your change takes effect immediately.
configuration file, stop the server, then use the procedure
dse.ldif
file into your directory. Once you have copied the data, restart your
serverID
file records a copy of the
file contains a backup of the most recent changes to the
Enabling and Disabling Read-Only Mode
directory. The
/config
file at server start up. The
dse.ldif
Chapter 4
Populating Directory Databases
dse.ldif
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