Hi All, I'm in need of figuring out how I can effectively backup my ldap server then restore it in case of crisis.
I have a master and consumer ldap server running in replication mode with latest ldap 2.4 version on ubuntu 10. I have an idea on backup and restore procedures but I need verification. Backup procedures: 1. /etc/init.d/slapd stop 2. tar the following directories /etc/ldap /var/lib/ldap # tar -pczf compressed.tar.gz /etc/ldap/ /var/lib/ldap/ 3. convert the configs and dit to ldif sudo slapcat -n 0 > backup/config.ldif sudo slapcat -n 1 > backup/users.ldif 4./etc/init.d/slapd start Restore procedures: 1. Reinstall a fresh vanilla ubuntu ldap server 2. untar the compessed.tar.gz to original location 3. /etc/init.d/slapd stop sudo slapadd -n 0 -l backup/config.ldif sudo slapadd -n 0 -l backup/users.ldif sudo cp backup/ldap.secret /etc/ldap.secret /etc/init.d/slapd start Just a brainstorm and I'm sure it needs revising. TIA, Anton
