Appendix A Using The Ns-Slapd And Slapd.exe Command-Line Utilities; Overview Of Ns-Slapd And Slapd.exe Commands - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 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
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 273)
• Finding and Executing the ns-slapd and slapd.exe Command-Line Utilities
(page 274)
• ns-slapd and slapd.exe Command-Line Utilities for Exporting Databases
(page 275)
• ns-slapd and slapd.exe Command-Line Utilities for Restoring and Backing up
Databases (page 277)
• ns-slapd and slapd.exe Command-Line Utilities for Creating and Regenerating
Indexes (page 281)

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
and
ns-slapd slapd
command-line utilities all perform server
Appendix A
command-line utilities
273