NAME

       ldif2db.pl - Directory Server perl script for importing a LDIF file

SYNOPSIS

       ldif2db.pl  -n  backend  [-Z serverID] [-D rootdn] { -w password | -w - | -j filename } [-P protocol] {-s
       includeSuffix}* [{-x excludeSuffix}*] [-O] [-c chunksize] [-v] [-h] [-g [string]] [-G  namespace_id]  {-i
       filename}*

DESCRIPTION

       Imports  LDIF  file(s) into the server. Either the option '-n' or '-s' must be used.  This script creates
       an entry in the directory that launches this dynamic task.

OPTIONS

       A summary of options is included below:

       -Z Server Identifier
              The server ID of the Directory Server instance.  If there is only one instance on the system, this
              option can be skipped.

       -D Root DN
              The Directory Manager DN, or root DN.  If  not  specified,  the  script  will  search  the  server
              instance configuration for the value.

       -w password
              The rootdn password.

       -w -
              Prompt for the rootdn password.

       -j password filename
              The name of the file that contains the root DN password.

       -n Backend Name
              The name of the LDBM database to restore.  Example: userRoot

       -s includeSuffix
              Specifies the suffixes to be included or specifies the subtrees to be included.

       -x excludeSuffix
              Specifies the suffixes to be excluded or specifies the subtrees to be excluded.

       -i filename
              Name for the LDIF file to import.

       -g [string]
              Generates  a  unique  ID.  Type  none  for  no unique ID to be generated and deterministic for the
              generated unique ID to be name-based. By default, a time-based unique ID is generated.  When using
              the deterministic generation to have a name-based unique ID, it is also possible  to  specify  the
              namespace for the server to use, as follows:

              -g deterministic namespaceId

              namespaceId is a string of characters in the format 00-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx.

       -G namespace_id
              Generates  a  namespace  ID  as  a  name-based  unique  ID.  This is the same as specifying the -g
              deterministic option.

       -P Protocol
              The connection protocol to connect to the Directory Server.  Protocols are STARTTLS, LDAPS, LDAPI,
              and LDAP.  If this option is skipped, the most secure protocol that is  available  is  used.   For
              LDAPI, AUTOBIND is also available for the root user.

       -O
              Requests that only the core database is created without attribute indexes.

       -c Chunk size
              The  number of entries to process before starting a fresh pass during the import.  By default this
              is handled internally by the server.

       -v
              Display verbose ouput

       -h
              Display usage

EXAMPLE

       ldif2db.pl -Z instance1 -n userRoot -i /LDAP/ldif/data.ldif

       ldif2db.pl -s "dc=example,dc=com" -i /LDAP/ldif/data.ldif -D 'cn=directory manager' -w password  -P
       STARTTLS

              Note: security must be enabled to use protocol STARTTLS.  If STARTTLS is  not  available  it  will
              default to next strongest/available protocol automatically.

DIAGNOSTICS

       Exit status is zero if no errors occur.  Errors result in a non-zero exit status and a diagnostic message
       being written to standard error.

AUTHOR

       ldif2db.pl was written by the 389 Project.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to http://bugzilla.redhat.com.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2013 Red Hat, Inc.

                                                   Mar 5, 2013                                     LDIF2DB.PL(8)