This is what I've done so far on a test server that is a copy of our production server:
1. slapcat -bcn=config -l config.ldif 2. slapcat -l backup.ldif 3. Uninstalled Ubuntu installation of OpenLDAP 4. Built and installed new version of OpenLDAP using default locations I'm now a bit stuck at getting the new installation of OpenLDAP to build the new databases. I've gone through the config.ldif built in step 1, changing the Ubuntu LDAP paths to what I believe are the default OpenLDAP locations. If I don't have a slapd.d directory in /usr/local/etc/ldap when I try to slapadd the config.ldif file in, it complains that I don't have a config.ldif file in /usr/local/etc/ldap. If I copy the slapd.d directory from /etc/ldap (where Ubuntu stored it) into /usr/local/etc/ldap, my problem then is that (a) the configuration is still pointing at various Ubuntu locations but, worse, (b) trying to use slapadd reports this error: lt_dlopenext failed: (back_hdb) file not found All of the various bits of code seem to be in /usr/local/libexec/ldap so I suspect a path or something needs to be set/adjusted ... Many thanks for any suggestions/corrections. Philip On 6 December 2013 14:06, <[email protected]> wrote: > Phillip, > > I have done the exact same thing. And you can control where data is at > through your configuration files. As far as the other directories that > change, you definitely want to use folders other than what the distro > version uses. That way you do not overwrite files that other systems may > need. Make sure you have a good backup of your config and your data. I > did remove the existing version before I installed the current version. > > This is also a good time to look at tuning your setup as far as your your > replication if you are doing that. There are some great people on this > list that were very helpful in getting me going, especially since I am (as > I considor myself) a noob to openldap. > > Eric Speake > Web Systems Administrator > O'Reilly Auto Parts > > > > From: Philip Colmer <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 12/06/2013 05:41 AM > Subject: Upgrading from Ubuntu-packaged 2.4.28 to self-built 2.4.38 > Sent by: [email protected] > > > > Our current implementation of OpenLDAP is Ubuntu 12.04 running version > 2.4.28 which has been installed as a package. > > To upgrade to 2.4.38, it looks like I need to remove that package and > then install my own built binaries. > > Has anyone gone through this process before and got any tips/notes to > share? I'm particularly thinking that there will be some path changes > to contend with. For example, my main HDB database seems to be in > /var/lib/ldap but the migration steps suggest that everything is in > /usr/local/var/openldap-data/. > > Clearly I can work through this but if someone has already done it and > can share lessons learnt, that would be much appreciated. > > Philip > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content, > and is believed to be clean. > Message id: 0B814601340.ACC54 > > > > > This communication and any attachments are confidential, protected by > Communications Privacy Act 18 USCS ยง 2510, solely for the use of the intended > recipient, and may contain legally privileged material. If you are not the > intended recipient, please return or destroy it immediately. Thank you.
