Importing Using The Ldif2Db.pl Perl Script - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Importing Data
Windows batch file:
ldif2db.bat -n Database1
-i c:\netscape\servers\slapd-dirserver\ldif\demo.ldif
-i c:\netscape\servers\slapd-dirserver\ldif\demo2.ldif
UNIX shell script:
ldif2db -n Database1
-i /usr/netscape/servers/slapd-dirserver/ldif/demo.ldif
-i /usr/netscape/servers/slapd-dirserver/ldif/demo2.ldif
The following table describes the
Option
-i
-n
For more information about using this script, refer to the Netscape Directory Server
Configuration, Command, and File Reference.

Importing Using the ldif2db.pl Perl Script

As with the
database you specify. This script requires the server to be running in order to
perform the import.
CAUTION
From the command line, change to the following directory:
1.
serverRoot/slapd-serverID/
Run the
2.
For more information about using this perl script, refer to Netscape Directory
Server Configuration, Command, and File Reference.
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Description
Specifies the full path name of the LDIF file(s) to be imported.
This option is required. You can use multiple -i arguments to
import more than one LDIF file at a time. When you import
multiple files, the server imports the LDIF files in the order in
which you specify them from the command line.
Specifies the name of the database into which you are
importing the data.
script, the
ldif2db ldif2db.pl
This script overwrites the data in your database.
perl script.
ldif2db.pl
options used in the examples:
ldif2db
script overwrites the data in a