At Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:35:32 +0000 "Torsten Schlabach (Tascel eG)" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Dear list! > > If I have an LDIF backup of a cn=config database, taken with slapcat, how > would I use it to bootstrap a new server, for example, in a desaster > recovery setting? > > I tried it and slapadd required a configuration, but cn=config *is* the > configuration and I am trying to restore it. So this is a bit of a chicken > and egg problem, isn't it? > > Is there an "official" way of doing that? Slapd, etc. needs an /etc/openldap/slapd.conf file, which contains some root-level (eg bootstrap) configuration. You need to copy this file from the original server to the replacement server, and possibly edit it slightly (depending on how much of a 'clone' you are making, eg stuff like server IP numbers, hostnames, etc.). > > Regards, > Torsten > > -- Robert Heller -- Get the Deepwoods Software FireFox Toolbar! Deepwoods Software -- Linux Installation and Administration http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Web Hosting, with CGI and Database [email protected] -- Contract Programming: C/C++, Tcl/Tk
