Backup Directory Server by db2bak.pl script

[Fosiul Alam]

Hi

 I know you can take a backup of full directory server by using
    db2bak.pl
    but dont understand what will be syntax
    i checked the helped file but no luck
    So when i do this
    /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-ldap-2/bak/ldap-2-2012_8_3_10_13_5
    ldapmodify: started Fri Aug  3 10:13:05 2012
    ldap_init( ldap-2.fosiul.lan, 389 )
    add objectclass:
        top
        extensibleObject
    add cn:
        backup_2012_8_3_10_13_5
    add nsArchiveDir:
        /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-ldap-2/bak/ldap-2-2012_8_3_10_13_5
    add nsDatabaseType:
        ldbm database
    adding new entry cn=backup_2012_8_3_10_13_5, cn=backup, cn=tasks, cn=config

- Ignored:
    modify complete


    it does not look like its doing anything!!

    can any one please help me .

Fosiul

[Grzegorz Dwornicki]

https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Directory_Server/9...

This describes this script in human readable format. Best souce of DS
knowledge im my opinion is red hat docs.

If you provide information on what you need to backup, then I'm sure
someone will provide syntax for your case.

Greg.

Send from htc desire z
17-08-2012 12:39, "Fosiul Alam" <fosiul(a)gmail.com&gt; napisał(a):

>  Hi
>
>   I know you can take a backup of full directory server by using
>      db2bak.pl
>      but dont understand what will be syntax
>      i checked the helped file but no luck
>      So when i do this
>      /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-ldap-2/bak/ldap-2-2012_8_3_10_13_5
>      ldapmodify: started Fri Aug  3 10:13:05 2012
>      ldap_init( ldap-2.fosiul.lan, 389 )
>      add objectclass:
>          top
>          extensibleObject
>      add cn:
>          backup_2012_8_3_10_13_5
>      add nsArchiveDir:
>          /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-ldap-2/bak/ldap-2-2012_8_3_10_13_5
>      add nsDatabaseType:
>          ldbm database
>      adding new entry cn=backup_2012_8_3_10_13_5, cn=backup, cn=tasks,
>  cn=config
>
>  - Ignored:
>      modify complete
>
>
>      it does not look like its doing anything!!
>
>      can any one please help me .
>
>  Fosiul
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[Fosiul Alam]

Hi thanks

I have done that before .. here is command

 perl db2bak.pl -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w 'testtest'  -a /root/bak/
Back up directory: /root/bak/
adding new entry cn=backup_2012_8_3_10_48_13, cn=backup, cn=tasks, cn=config

so how if i go to /root/bac

there is not any file in there .

so where is the backup ??



On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Grzegorz Dwornicki <gd1100(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:
> https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Directory_Server/9...
>
>  This describes this script in human readable format. Best souce of DS
>  knowledge im my opinion is red hat docs.
>
>  If you provide information on what you need to backup, then I'm sure someone
>  will provide syntax for your case.
>
>  Greg.
>
>  Send from htc desire z
>
>  17-08-2012 12:39, "Fosiul Alam" <fosiul(a)gmail.com&gt; napisał(a):
> >
> > Hi
> >
> >  I know you can take a backup of full directory server by using
> >     db2bak.pl
> >     but dont understand what will be syntax
> >     i checked the helped file but no luck
> >     So when i do this
> >     /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-ldap-2/bak/ldap-2-2012_8_3_10_13_5
> >     ldapmodify: started Fri Aug  3 10:13:05 2012
> >     ldap_init( ldap-2.fosiul.lan, 389 )
> >     add objectclass:
> >         top
> >         extensibleObject
> >     add cn:
> >         backup_2012_8_3_10_13_5
> >     add nsArchiveDir:
> >         /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-ldap-2/bak/ldap-2-2012_8_3_10_13_5
> >     add nsDatabaseType:
> >         ldbm database
> >     adding new entry cn=backup_2012_8_3_10_13_5, cn=backup, cn=tasks,
> > cn=config
> >
> > - Ignored:
> >     modify complete
> >
> >
> >     it does not look like its doing anything!!
> >
> >     can any one please help me .
> >
> > Fosiul
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>
>
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[Grzegorz Dwornicki]

In docs redhat writes that this script creates a dynamic backup task. This
task will make the backup. In admin guide of DS they use this command as an
example:

https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Directory_Server/9...

Go down to section of using commandline to create full backup. In short
they go to slapd-instance directory and run script there. Without -a
parameter what I find interesting because they only give script one
parameter - the name of backup file.

Send from htc desire z
17-08-2012 13:12, "Fosiul Alam" <fosiul(a)gmail.com&gt; napisał(a):

>  Hi thanks
>
>  I have done that before .. here is command
>
>   perl db2bak.pl -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w 'testtest'  -a /root/bak/
>  Back up directory: /root/bak/
>  adding new entry cn=backup_2012_8_3_10_48_13, cn=backup, cn=tasks,
>  cn=config
>
>  so how if i go to /root/bac
>
>  there is not any file in there .
>
>  so where is the backup ??
>
>
>
>  On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Grzegorz Dwornicki <gd1100(a)gmail.com&gt;
>  wrote:
>  >
>
> https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Directory_Server/9...
>  >
>  > This describes this script in human readable format. Best souce of DS
>  > knowledge im my opinion is red hat docs.
>  >
>  > If you provide information on what you need to backup, then I'm sure
>  someone
>  > will provide syntax for your case.
>  >
>  > Greg.
>  >
>  > Send from htc desire z
>  >
>  > 17-08-2012 12:39, "Fosiul Alam" <fosiul(a)gmail.com&gt; napisał(a):
>  >>
>  >> Hi
>  >>
>  >>  I know you can take a backup of full directory server by using
>  >>     db2bak.pl
>  >>     but dont understand what will be syntax
>  >>     i checked the helped file but no luck
>  >>     So when i do this
>  >>     /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-ldap-2/bak/ldap-2-2012_8_3_10_13_5
>  >>     ldapmodify: started Fri Aug  3 10:13:05 2012
>  >>     ldap_init( ldap-2.fosiul.lan, 389 )
>  >>     add objectclass:
>  >>         top
>  >>         extensibleObject
>  >>     add cn:
>  >>         backup_2012_8_3_10_13_5
>  >>     add nsArchiveDir:
>  >>         /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-ldap-2/bak/ldap-2-2012_8_3_10_13_5
>  >>     add nsDatabaseType:
>  >>         ldbm database
>  >>     adding new entry cn=backup_2012_8_3_10_13_5, cn=backup, cn=tasks,
>  >> cn=config
>  >>
>  >> - Ignored:
>  >>     modify complete
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>     it does not look like its doing anything!!
>  >>
>  >>     can any one please help me .
>  >>
>  >> Fosiul
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>
>
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>  Fosiul Alam
>  07877100621
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[Rich Megginson]

On 08/17/2012 04:39 AM, Fosiul Alam wrote:
>  Hi
>
>    I know you can take a backup of full directory server by using
>       db2bak.pl
>       but dont understand what will be syntax
>       i checked the helped file but no luck
>       So when i do this
>       /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-ldap-2/bak/ldap-2-2012_8_3_10_13_5
>       ldapmodify: started Fri Aug  3 10:13:05 2012
>       ldap_init( ldap-2.fosiul.lan, 389 )
>       add objectclass:
>           top
>           extensibleObject
>       add cn:
>           backup_2012_8_3_10_13_5
>       add nsArchiveDir:
>           /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-ldap-2/bak/ldap-2-2012_8_3_10_13_5
>       add nsDatabaseType:
>           ldbm database
>       adding new entry cn=backup_2012_8_3_10_13_5, cn=backup, cn=tasks, cn=config
>
>  - Ignored:
>       modify complete
>
>
>       it does not look like its doing anything!!
>
>       can any one please help me . 
You can monitor the process of the backup task by looking at the errors 
log file.

>  Fosiul
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