Backing Up The Dse.ldif Configuration File; Restoring All Databases; Restoring All Databases From The Console - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.2 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Backing Up the dse.ldif Configuration File

Directory Server automatically backs up the
you start your Directory Server, the directory creates a backup of the
automatically in a file named
serverRoot/slapd-serverID/config
When you make modifications to the
file called
dse.ldif.bak
the directory writes the modifications to the

Restoring All Databases

The following procedures describe restoring all of the databases in your directory
using the Directory Server Console and from the command line.
While restoring databases, the server must be running. However,
NOTE
the databases will be unavailable for processing operations during
the restore.

Restoring All Databases from the Console

If your databases become corrupted, you can restore data from a previously
generated backup using the Directory Server Console. This process consists of
stopping the server and then copying the databases and associated index files
from the backup location to the database directory.
CAUTION Restoring your databases overwrites any existing database files.
To restore your databases from a previously created backup:
In the Directory Server Console, select the Tasks tab.
1.
Click Restore Directory Server.
2.
The Restore Directory dialog box is displayed.
dse.ldif
dse.ldif.startOK
dse.ldif
in the
serverRoot/slapd-serverID/config
dse.ldif
Chapter 4
Backing Up and Restoring Data
configuration file. When
in this directory:
file, the file is first backed up to a
directory before
file.
Populating Directory Databases
file
dse.ldif
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