NAME

       ldap-git-backup - check in LDIF from an LDAP server into a GIT repository

SYNOPSIS

       ldap-git-backup [options]

       ldap-git-backup --help

DESCRIPTION

       ldap-git-backup takes an LDIF dump of an LDAP server and updates a GIT repository that serves as a
       versioned backup.

       ldap-git-backup splits the LDIF data into separate entries.  It constructs unique but stable file names
       using a combination of the creation time stamp for ordering and the DN as the unique key for an entry.

OPTIONS

       --ldif-cmd <dump_ldif_command>
           Specify a command to create a complete LDIF dump of the LDAP directory suitable for a backup.  It
           should contain all entries necessary to restore the LDAP database.  By default "/usr/sbin/safe-ldif"
           is taken which calls "/usr/sbin/slapcat" from OpenLDAP.

       --backup-dir <backup_directory>
           Specify the directory where the GIT repository for the versioned backup is held.  Default:
           /var/backups/ldap

       --commit-msg <commit_string>
           Specify a custom commit message.  Default: ldap-git-backup

       --commit-date <date_string>
       --commit-date <file>
           Specify a custom commit date.  If a file is given its modification time is used.

       --no-gc
           Do not perform a garbage collection (git gc) after checking in the new backup.  By default gc is done
           so as to keep the size of the backup down.  You may want to skip gc for the occasional backup run but
           leave it on for the scheduled backups.

       --help
           Prints this page.

AUTHOR

       Elmar S. Heeb <elmar@heebs.ch>