Ns-Slapd (Unix); Slapd.exe (Windows); Finding And Executing The Ns-Slapd And Slapd.exe Command-Line Utilities - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 7.0 Configuration Manual

Finding and Executing the ns-slapd and slapd.exe Command-Line Utilities

ns-slapd (UNIX)

ns-slapd
process, to build a directory database from an LDIF file, or to convert an existing
database to an LDIF file. For more information on starting and stopping the
Directory Server, importing from LDIF using the command-line, and exporting to
LDIF using the command-line, see chapter 4, "Populating Directory Databases,"
in the Netscape Directory Server Administrator's Guide.

slapd.exe (Windows)

slapd.exe
NOTE
Finding and Executing the ns-slapd and
slapd.exe Command-Line Utilities
The
ns-slapd
The
slapd.exe
Do not mistake
Windows.
CAUTION
286 Netscape Directory Server Configuration, Command, and File Reference • October 2004
is used on a Unix operating system to start the Directory Server
is the Windows equivalent.
ns-slapd
You must stop the server before running the
command-line utilities.
slapd.exe
command-line utilities are stored under:
serverRoot
/bin/slapd/server/ns-slapd
command-line utilities are stored under:
serverRoot
\bin\slapd\server\slapd.exe
ns-slapd.exe
In order to execute the command-line utilities, you must change
directories to the directory where the command-line utilities are
stored. Although it is possible to set command-path and library-path
variables to execute the utilities, this is not recommended procedure
because you run the risk, particularly when you have more than one
server version installed, not only of disrupting the correct execution
of other utilities, but also of compromising the security of the
system.
, the process watchdog, for
slapd
and
ns-slapd
on
slapd.exe