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NAME
dsctl
SYNOPSIS
dsctl [-h] [-v] [-j] [-l] [instance]
{restart,start,stop,status,remove,db2index,db2bak,db2ldif,dbverify,bak2db,ldif2db,backups,ldifs,tls,healthcheck,get-
nsstate,ldifgen,dsrc,cockpit} ...
OPTIONS
instance
The name of the instance to act upon
Sub-commands
dsctl restart
Restart an instance of Directory Server, if it is running: else start it.
dsctl start
Start an instance of Directory Server, if it is not currently running
dsctl stop
Stop an instance of Directory Server, if it is currently running
dsctl status
Check running status of an instance of Directory Server
dsctl remove
Destroy an instance of Directory Server, and remove all data.
dsctl db2index
Initialise a reindex of the server database. The server must be stopped for this to
proceed.
dsctl db2bak
Initialise a BDB backup of the database. The server must be stopped for this to
proceed.
dsctl db2ldif
Initialise an LDIF dump of the database. The server must be stopped for this to
proceed.
dsctl dbverify
Perform a db verification. You should only do this at direction of support
dsctl bak2db
Restore a BDB backup of the database. The server must be stopped for this to
proceed.
dsctl ldif2db
Restore an LDIF dump of the database. The server must be stopped for this to
proceed.
dsctl backups
List backup's found in the server's default backup directory
dsctl ldifs
List all the LDIF files located in the server's LDIF directory
dsctl tls
Manage TLS certificates
dsctl healthcheck
Run a healthcheck report on a local Directory Server instance. This is a safe and
read-only operation. Do not attempt to run this on a remote Directory Server as
this tool needs access to local resources, otherwise the report may be inaccurate.
dsctl get-nsstate
Get the replication nsState in a human readable format
Replica DN: The DN of the replication configuration entry Replica Suffix:
The replicated suffix Replica ID: The Replica identifier Gen Time
The time the CSN generator was created Gen Time String: The time string of
generator Gen as CSN: The generation CSN Local Offset: The offset
due to the local clock being set back Local Offset String: The offset in a nice
human format Remote Offset: The offset due to clock difference with remote
systems Remote Offset String: The offset in a nice human format Time Skew:
The time skew between this server and its replicas Time Skew String: The time
skew in a nice human format Seq Num: The number of multiple csns
within a second System Time: The local system time Diff in Seconds:
The time difference in seconds from the CSN generator creation to now Diff in
days/secs: The time difference broken up into days and seconds Endian:
Little/Big Endian
dsctl ldifgen
LDIF generator to make sample LDIF files for testing
dsctl dsrc
Manage the .dsrc file
dsctl cockpit
Enable the Cockpit interface/UI
OPTIONS 'dsctl restart'
usage: dsctl [instance] restart [-h]
OPTIONS 'dsctl start'
usage: dsctl [instance] start [-h]
OPTIONS 'dsctl stop'
usage: dsctl [instance] stop [-h]
OPTIONS 'dsctl status'
usage: dsctl [instance] status [-h]
OPTIONS 'dsctl remove'
usage: dsctl [instance] remove [-h] [--do-it]
--do-it
By default we do a dry run. This actually initiates the removal of the
instance.
OPTIONS 'dsctl db2index'
usage: dsctl [instance] db2index [-h] [--attr [ATTR ...]] [backend]
backend
The backend to reindex. IE userRoot
--attr [ATTR ...]
The attribute's to reindex. IE --attr aci cn givenname
OPTIONS 'dsctl db2bak'
usage: dsctl [instance] db2bak [-h] [archive]
archive
The destination for the archive. This will be created during the db2bak
process.
OPTIONS 'dsctl db2ldif'
usage: dsctl [instance] db2ldif [-h] [--replication] [--encrypted]
backend [ldif]
backend
The backend to output as an LDIF. IE userRoot
ldif The path to the ldif output location.
--replication
Export replication information, suitable for importing on a new consumer or
backups.
--encrypted
Export encrypted attributes
OPTIONS 'dsctl dbverify'
usage: dsctl [instance] dbverify [-h] backend
backend
The backend to verify. IE userRoot
OPTIONS 'dsctl bak2db'
usage: dsctl [instance] bak2db [-h] archive
archive
The archive to restore. This will erase all current server databases.
OPTIONS 'dsctl ldif2db'
usage: dsctl [instance] ldif2db [-h] [--encrypted] backend ldif
backend
The backend to restore from an LDIF. IE userRoot
ldif The path to the ldif to import
--encrypted
Import encrypted attributes
OPTIONS 'dsctl backups'
usage: dsctl [instance] backups [-h] [--delete DELETE]
--delete DELETE
Delete backup directory
OPTIONS 'dsctl ldifs'
usage: dsctl [instance] ldifs [-h] [--delete DELETE]
--delete DELETE
Delete LDIF file
OPTIONS 'dsctl tls'
usage: dsctl [instance] tls [-h]
{list-ca,list-client-ca,show-server-cert,show-cert,generate-
server-cert-csr,import-client-ca,import-ca,import-server-cert,import-server-key-
cert,remove-cert}
...
Sub-commands
dsctl tls list-ca
list server certificate authorities including intermediates
dsctl tls list-client-ca
list client certificate authorities including intermediates
dsctl tls show-server-cert
Show the active server certificate that clients will see and verify
dsctl tls show-cert
Show a certificate's details referenced by it's nickname. This is analogous to
certutil -L -d <path> -n <nickname>
dsctl tls generate-server-cert-csr
Generate a Server-Cert certificate signing request - the csr is then submitted to a
CA for verification, and when signed you import with import-ca and import-server-
cert
dsctl tls import-client-ca
Import a CA trusted to issue user (client) certificates. This is part of how client
certificate authentication functions.
dsctl tls import-ca
Import a CA or intermediate CA for signing this servers certificates (aka Server-
Cert). You should import all the CA's in the chain as required.
dsctl tls import-server-cert
Import a new Server-Cert after the csr has been signed from a CA.
dsctl tls import-server-key-cert
Import a new key and Server-Cert after having been signed from a CA. This is used
if you have an external csr tool or a service like lets encrypt that generates PEM
keys externally.
dsctl tls remove-cert
Delete a certificate from this database. This will remove it from acting as a CA, a
client CA or the Server-Cert role.
OPTIONS 'dsctl tls list-ca'
usage: dsctl [instance] tls list-ca [-h]
OPTIONS 'dsctl tls list-client-ca'
usage: dsctl [instance] tls list-client-ca [-h]
OPTIONS 'dsctl tls show-server-cert'
usage: dsctl [instance] tls show-server-cert [-h]
OPTIONS 'dsctl tls show-cert'
usage: dsctl [instance] tls show-cert [-h] nickname
nickname
The nickname (friendly name) of the certificate to display
OPTIONS 'dsctl tls generate-server-cert-csr'
usage: dsctl [instance] tls generate-server-cert-csr [-h] [--subject SUBJECT]
[alt_names ...]
alt_names
Certificate requests subject alternative names. These are auto-detected if not
provided
--subject SUBJECT, -s SUBJECT
Certificate Subject field to use
OPTIONS 'dsctl tls import-client-ca'
usage: dsctl [instance] tls import-client-ca [-h] cert_path nickname
cert_path
The path to the x509 cert to import as a client trust root
nickname
The name of the certificate once imported
OPTIONS 'dsctl tls import-ca'
usage: dsctl [instance] tls import-ca [-h] cert_path nickname
cert_path
The path to the x509 cert to import as a server CA
nickname
The name of the certificate once imported
OPTIONS 'dsctl tls import-server-cert'
usage: dsctl [instance] tls import-server-cert [-h] cert_path
cert_path
The path to the x509 cert to import as Server-Cert
OPTIONS 'dsctl tls import-server-key-cert'
usage: dsctl [instance] tls import-server-key-cert [-h] cert_path key_path
cert_path
The path to the x509 cert to import as Server-Cert
key_path
The path to the x509 key to import associated to Server-Cert
OPTIONS 'dsctl tls remove-cert'
usage: dsctl [instance] tls remove-cert [-h] nickname
nickname
The name of the certificate to delete
OPTIONS 'dsctl healthcheck'
usage: dsctl [instance] healthcheck [-h] [--list-checks] [--list-errors]
[--dry-run] [--check CHECK [CHECK ...]]
--list-checks
List of known checks
--list-errors
List of known error codes
--dry-run
Do not execute the actual check, only list what would be done
--check CHECK [CHECK ...]
Areas to check. These can be obtained by --list-checks. Every element on the
left of the colon (:) may be replaced by an asterisk if multiple options on
the right are available.
OPTIONS 'dsctl get-nsstate'
usage: dsctl [instance] get-nsstate [-h] [--suffix SUFFIX] [--flip FLIP]
--suffix SUFFIX
The DN of the replication suffix to read the state from
--flip FLIP
Flip between Little/Big Endian, this might be required for certain
architectures
OPTIONS 'dsctl ldifgen'
usage: dsctl [instance] ldifgen [-h]
{users,groups,cos-def,cos-template,roles,mod-load,nested}
...
Sub-commands
dsctl ldifgen users
Generate a LDIF containing user entries
dsctl ldifgen groups
Generate a LDIF containing groups and members
dsctl ldifgen cos-def
Generate a LDIF containing a COS definition (classic, pointer, or indirect)
dsctl ldifgen cos-template
Generate a LDIF containing a COS template
dsctl ldifgen roles
Generate a LDIF containing a role entry (managed, filtered, or indirect)
dsctl ldifgen mod-load
Generate a LDIF containing modify operations. This is intended to be consumed by
ldapmodify.
dsctl ldifgen nested
Generate a heavily nested database LDIF in a cascading/fractal tree design
OPTIONS 'dsctl ldifgen users'
usage: dsctl [instance] ldifgen users [-h] [--number NUMBER] [--suffix SUFFIX]
[--parent PARENT] [--generic]
[--start-idx START_IDX] [--rdn-cn]
[--localize] [--ldif-file LDIF_FILE]
--number NUMBER
The number of users to create.
--suffix SUFFIX
The database suffix where the entries will be created.
--parent PARENT
The parent entry that the user entries should be created under. If not
specified, the entries are stored under random Organizational Units.
--generic
Create generic entries in the format of "uid=user####". These entries are also
compatible with ldclt.
--start-idx START_IDX
For generic LDIF's you can choose the starting index for the user entries. The
default is "0".
--rdn-cn
Use the attribute "cn" as the RDN attribute in the DN instead of "uid"
--localize
Localize the LDIF data
--ldif-file LDIF_FILE
The LDIF file name. Default location is the server's LDIF directory using the
name 'users.ldif'
OPTIONS 'dsctl ldifgen groups'
usage: dsctl [instance] ldifgen groups [-h] [--number NUMBER]
[--suffix SUFFIX] [--parent PARENT]
[--num-members NUM_MEMBERS]
[--create-members]
[--member-parent MEMBER_PARENT]
[--member-attr MEMBER_ATTR]
[--ldif-file LDIF_FILE]
NAME
NAME The group name.
--number NUMBER
The number of groups to create.
--suffix SUFFIX
The database suffix where the groups will be created.
--parent PARENT
The parent entry that the group entries should be created under. If not
specified the groups are stored under the suffix.
--num-members NUM_MEMBERS
The number of members in the group. Default is 10000
--create-members
Create the member user entries.
--member-parent MEMBER_PARENT
The entry DN that the members should be created under. The default is the
suffix entry.
--member-attr MEMBER_ATTR
The membership attribute to use in the group. Default is "uniquemember".
--ldif-file LDIF_FILE
The LDIF file name. Default is "/tmp/ldifgen.ldif"
OPTIONS 'dsctl ldifgen cos-def'
usage: dsctl [instance] ldifgen cos-def [-h] [--type TYPE] [--parent PARENT]
[--create-parent]
[--cos-specifier COS_SPECIFIER]
[--cos-template COS_TEMPLATE]
[--cos-attr [COS_ATTR ...]]
[--ldif-file LDIF_FILE]
NAME
NAME The COS definition name.
--type TYPE
The COS definition type: "classic", "pointer", or "indirect".
--parent PARENT
The parent entry that the COS definition should be created under.
--create-parent
Create the parent entry
--cos-specifier COS_SPECIFIER
Used in a classic COS definition, this attribute located in the user entry is
used to select which COS template to use.
--cos-template COS_TEMPLATE
The DN of the COS template entry, only used for "classic" and "pointer" COS
definitions.
--cos-attr [COS_ATTR ...]
A list of attributes which defines which attribute the COS generates values
for.
--ldif-file LDIF_FILE
The LDIF file name. Default is "/tmp/ldifgen.ldif"
OPTIONS 'dsctl ldifgen cos-template'
usage: dsctl [instance] ldifgen cos-template [-h] [--parent PARENT]
[--create-parent]
[--cos-priority COS_PRIORITY]
[--cos-attr-val COS_ATTR_VAL]
[--ldif-file LDIF_FILE]
NAME
NAME The COS template name.
--parent PARENT
The DN of the entry to store the COS template entry under.
--create-parent
Create the parent entry
--cos-priority COS_PRIORITY
Sets the priority of this conflicting/competing COS templates.
--cos-attr-val COS_ATTR_VAL
defines the attribute and value that the template provides.
--ldif-file LDIF_FILE
The LDIF file name. Default is "/tmp/ldifgen.ldif"
OPTIONS 'dsctl ldifgen roles'
usage: dsctl [instance] ldifgen roles [-h] [--type TYPE] [--parent PARENT]
[--create-parent] [--filter FILTER]
[--role-dn [ROLE_DN ...]]
[--ldif-file LDIF_FILE]
NAME
NAME The Role name.
--type TYPE
The Role type: "managed", "filtered", or "nested".
--parent PARENT
The DN of the entry to store the Role entry under
--create-parent
Create the parent entry
--filter FILTER
A search filter for gathering Role members. Required for a "filtered" role.
--role-dn [ROLE_DN ...]
A DN of a role entry that should be included in this role. Used for "nested"
roles only.
--ldif-file LDIF_FILE
The LDIF file name. Default is "/tmp/ldifgen.ldif"
OPTIONS 'dsctl ldifgen mod-load'
usage: dsctl [instance] ldifgen mod-load [-h] [--create-users]
[--delete-users]
[--num-users NUM_USERS]
[--parent PARENT] [--create-parent]
[--add-users ADD_USERS]
[--del-users DEL_USERS]
[--modrdn-users MODRDN_USERS]
[--mod-users MOD_USERS]
[--mod-attrs [MOD_ATTRS ...]]
[--randomize] [--ldif-file LDIF_FILE]
--create-users
Create the entries that will be modified or deleted. By default the script
assumes the user entries already exist.
--delete-users
Delete all the user entries at the end of the LDIF.
--num-users NUM_USERS
The number of user entries that will be modified or deleted
--parent PARENT
The DN of the parent entry where the user entries are located.
--create-parent
Create the parent entry
--add-users ADD_USERS
The number of additional entries to add during the load.
--del-users DEL_USERS
The number of entries to delete during the load.
--modrdn-users MODRDN_USERS
The number of entries to perform a modrdn operation on.
--mod-users MOD_USERS
The number of entries to modify.
--mod-attrs [MOD_ATTRS ...]
List of attributes the script will randomly choose from when modifying an
entry. The default is "description".
--randomize
Randomly perform the specified add, mod, delete, and modrdn operations
--ldif-file LDIF_FILE
The LDIF file name. Default is "/tmp/ldifgen.ldif"
OPTIONS 'dsctl ldifgen nested'
usage: dsctl [instance] ldifgen nested [-h] [--num-users NUM_USERS]
[--node-limit NODE_LIMIT]
[--suffix SUFFIX]
[--ldif-file LDIF_FILE]
--num-users NUM_USERS
The total number of user entries to create in the entire LDIF (does not
include the container entries).
--node-limit NODE_LIMIT
The total number of user entries to create under each node/subtree
--suffix SUFFIX
The suffix DN for the LDIF
--ldif-file LDIF_FILE
The LDIF file name. Default location is the server's LDIF directory using the
name 'users.ldif'
OPTIONS 'dsctl dsrc'
usage: dsctl [instance] dsrc [-h] {create,modify,delete,display} ...
Sub-commands
dsctl dsrc create
Generate the .dsrc file
dsctl dsrc modify
Modify the .dsrc file
dsctl dsrc delete
Delete instance configuration from the .dsrc file.
dsctl dsrc display
Display the contents of the .dsrc file.
OPTIONS 'dsctl dsrc create'
usage: dsctl [instance] dsrc create [-h] [--uri URI] [--basedn BASEDN]
[--binddn BINDDN] [--saslmech SASLMECH]
[--tls-cacertdir TLS_CACERTDIR]
[--tls-cert TLS_CERT] [--tls-key TLS_KEY]
[--tls-reqcert TLS_REQCERT] [--starttls]
[--pwdfile PWDFILE] [--do-it]
--uri URI
The URI (LDAP URL) for the Directory Server instance.
--basedn BASEDN
The default database suffix.
--binddn BINDDN
The default Bind DN used or authentication.
--saslmech SASLMECH
The SASL mechanism to use: PLAIN or EXTERNAL.
--tls-cacertdir TLS_CACERTDIR
The directory containing the Trusted Certificate Authority certificate.
--tls-cert TLS_CERT
The absolute file name to the server certificate.
--tls-key TLS_KEY
The absolute file name to the server certificate key.
--tls-reqcert TLS_REQCERT
Request certificate strength: 'never', 'allow', 'hard'
--starttls
Use startTLS for connection to the server.
--pwdfile PWDFILE
The absolute path to a file containing the Bind DN's password.
--do-it
Create the file without any confirmation.
OPTIONS 'dsctl dsrc modify'
usage: dsctl [instance] dsrc modify [-h] [--uri [URI]] [--basedn [BASEDN]]
[--binddn [BINDDN]]
[--saslmech [SASLMECH]]
[--tls-cacertdir [TLS_CACERTDIR]]
[--tls-cert [TLS_CERT]]
[--tls-key [TLS_KEY]]
[--tls-reqcert [TLS_REQCERT]] [--starttls]
[--cancel-starttls] [--pwdfile [PWDFILE]]
[--do-it]
--uri [URI]
The URI (LDAP URL) for the Directory Server instance.
--basedn [BASEDN]
The default database suffix.
--binddn [BINDDN]
The default Bind DN used or authentication.
--saslmech [SASLMECH]
The SASL mechanism to use: PLAIN or EXTERNAL.
--tls-cacertdir [TLS_CACERTDIR]
The directory containing the Trusted Certificate Authority certificate.
--tls-cert [TLS_CERT]
The absolute file name to the server certificate.
--tls-key [TLS_KEY]
The absolute file name to the server certificate key.
--tls-reqcert [TLS_REQCERT]
Request certificate strength: 'never', 'allow', 'hard'
--starttls
Use startTLS for connection to the server.
--cancel-starttls
Do not use startTLS for connection to the server.
--pwdfile [PWDFILE]
The absolute path to a file containing the Bind DN's password.
--do-it
Update the file without any confirmation.
OPTIONS 'dsctl dsrc delete'
usage: dsctl [instance] dsrc delete [-h] [--do-it]
--do-it
Delete this instance's configuration from the .dsrc file.
OPTIONS 'dsctl dsrc display'
usage: dsctl [instance] dsrc display [-h]
OPTIONS 'dsctl cockpit'
usage: dsctl [instance] cockpit [-h]
{enable,open-firewall,disable,close-firewall}
...
Sub-commands
dsctl cockpit enable
Enable the Cockpit socket
dsctl cockpit open-firewall
Open the firewall for the "cockpit" service
dsctl cockpit disable
Disable the Cockpit socket
dsctl cockpit close-firewall
Remove the "cockpit" service from the firewall settings
OPTIONS 'dsctl cockpit enable'
usage: dsctl [instance] cockpit enable [-h]
OPTIONS 'dsctl cockpit open-firewall'
usage: dsctl [instance] cockpit open-firewall [-h] [--zone ZONE]
--zone ZONE
The firewall zone
OPTIONS 'dsctl cockpit disable'
usage: dsctl [instance] cockpit disable [-h]
OPTIONS 'dsctl cockpit close-firewall'
usage: dsctl [instance] cockpit close-firewall [-h]
-v, --verbose
Display verbose operation tracing during command execution
-j, --json
Return result in JSON object
-l, --list
List available Directory Server instances
AUTHORS
lib389 was written by Red Hat Inc., and William Brown <389-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org>.
DISTRIBUTION
The latest version of lib389 may be downloaded from
⟨http://www.port389.org/docs/389ds/FAQ/upstream-test-framework.html⟩
Manual dsctl(8)