slapcat — SLAPD database to LDIF utility
SBINDIR/slapcat
[−v
] [−c
] [−g
] [ −d
level ] [ −b
suffix ] [ −n
dbnum ] [ −a
filter ] [ −s
subtree−dn ] [ −f
slapd.conf ] [ −F
confdir ] [ −l
ldif−file ]
Slapcat
is used
to generate an LDAP Directory Interchange Format (LDIF)
output based upon the contents of a slapd(8) database. It opens
the given database determined by the database number or
suffix and writes the corresponding LDIF to standard output
or the specified file. Databases configured as subordinate
of this one are
also output, unless −g
is specified.
The LDIF generated by this tool is suitable for use with slapadd(8). As the entries are in database order, not superior first order, they cannot be loaded with ldapadd(1) without first being reordered.
−v
Enable verbose mode.
−c
Enable continue (ignore errors) mode.
−g
disable subordinate gluing. Only the specified database will be processed, and not its glued subordinates (if any).
−d
level
Enable debugging messages as defined by the
specified level
.
−b
suffix
Use the specified suffix
to determine which
database to generate output for. The −b cannot be
used in conjunction with the −n
option.
−n
dbnum
Generate output for the dbnum
−th database
listed in the configuration file. The −n
cannot be used in conjunction
with the −b
option.
−a
filter
Only dump entries matching the asserted filter. For example
slapcat -a \ "(!(entryDN:dnSubtreeMatch:=ou=People,dc=example,dc=com))"
will dump all but the "ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" subtree of the "dc=example,dc=com" database.
−s
subtree−dn
Only dump entries in the subtree specified by this
DN. Implies `-b subtree-dn' if no −b
or −n
option is given.
−f
slapd.conf
Specify an alternative slapd.conf(5) file.
−F
confdir
specify a config directory. If both −f
and −F
are specified,
the config file will be read and converted to config
directory format and written to the specified
directory. If neither option is specified, an attempt
to read the default config directory will be made
before trying to use the default config file. If a
valid config directory exists then the default config
file is ignored.
−l
ldif−file
Write LDIF to specified file instead of standard output.
In general, your slapd(8) should not be running (at least, not in read-write mode) when you do this to ensure consistency of the database.
To make a text backup of your SLAPD database and put it in
a file called ldif
,
give the command:
SBINDIR/slapcat -l ldif
ldap(3), ldif(5), slapadd(8), ldapadd(1), slapd(8)
"OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide" (http://www.OpenLDAP.org/doc/admin/)