Db2Bak (Creates A Backup Of A Database); Db2Ldif (Exports Database Contents To Ldif) - Red Hat 8.1 Configuration And Command Reference

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Chapter 7. Command-Line Scripts
Options
Without the -i option, the script must be run when the Directory Server is running from a location from
which the server's changelog directory is accessible.
T able 7.5. cl-dump Options
Option
-c
-D bindDn
-h host
-i changelogFile
-o outputFile
-p port
-P bindCert
-r replicaRoots
-v
-w bindPassword
For information on the equivalent Perl script, see
Changelog)".

7.3.3. db2bak (Creates a Backup of a Database)

Creates a backup of the current database contents. T his script can be executed while the server is still
running.
Syntax
db2bak [ backupDirectory ]
For information on the equivalent Perl script, see
Database)".

7.3.4 . db2ldif (Exports Database Contents to LDIF)

Exports the contents of the database to LDIF. T his script can be executed while the server is still
running, except with the -r option. T o export the replication state information, shut down the server first,
then run db2ldif with -r.
For information on the equivalent Perl script, see
LDIF)".
For the shell scripts, the script runs the ns-slapd command-line utility with the db2ldif keyword. Ellipses
(...) indicate that multiple occurrences are allowed.
Syntax
db2ldif [[ -n backendInstance ] | [ -s includeSuffix ]] [ [ -x excludeSuffix ] ] [ -r ] [ -C ] [ -u ] [ -U
] [ -m ] [ M ] [ -a outputFile ] [ -1 ] [ -N ] [ -E ]
Options
Description
Dumps and interprets CSN only. T his option can
be used with or without the -i option.
Specifies the Directory Server's bind DN. Defaults
to cn=Directory Manager if the option is
omitted.
Specifies the Directory Server's host. T his
defaults to the server where the script is running.
Specifies the path to the changelog file. If there is
a changelog file and if certain changes in that file
are base-64 encoded, use this option to decode
that changelog.
Specifies the path, including the filename, for the
final result. Defaults to ST DOUT if omitted.
Specifies the Directory Server's port. T he default
value is 389.
Specifies the path, including the filename, to the
certificate database that contains the certificate
used for binding.
Specifies the replica-roots whose changelog to
dump. When specifying multiple roots, use
commas to separate roots. If the option is omitted,
all the replica roots will be dumped.
Prints the version of the script.
Specifies the password for the bind DN.
Section 7.4.2, "cl-dump.pl (Dumps and Decodes the
Section 7.4.3, "db2bak.pl (Creates a Backup of a
Section 7.4.5, "db2ldif.pl (Exports Database Contents to