Restoring Your Database From The Command Line - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.2 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Backing Up and Restoring Data
Select the backup from the Available Backups list, or enter the full path to a
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valid backup in the Directory text box.
The Available Backups list shows all backups located in the default directory,
serverRoot/slapd-serverID/bak/backup_name
where
Click OK to restore your databases.
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Restoring Your Database From the Command Line

You can restore your databases from the command line by using the following
scripts:
• Using the
shut down.
• Using the
Using the bak2db Command-Line Script
To restore your directory from the command line while the server is shut down:
At the command prompt, change to the following directory:
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serverRoot/slapd-serverID
If the server is running, type the following to stop it:
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./stop-slapd
Run the
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For more information about using this script, refer to Netscape Directory
Server Configuration, Command, and File Reference.
Two examples of performing an import using
Windows batch file:
bak2db.bat
\usr\netscape\servers\slapd-dirserver\bak\bak_20010701103056
UNIX shell script:
bak2db
/usr/netscape/servers/slapd-dirserver/bak/bak_20010701103056
The
bak2db
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is the name of the backup file.
backup_name
command-line script. This script requires the server to be
bak2db
perl script. This script works while the server is running.
bak2db.pl
command-line script.
bak2db
script requires that you define the full path and name of the input file.
follow:
bak2db