[Fedora-directory-users] Importing LDIF file from AD

[Kenneth Holter]

Thanks, I'll check the error log or ldapsearch for status.

Regarding syncing with AD: I see now that I wasn't very clear on this. What
I meant was exporting from AD and importing into DS. Our plan is to try and
set up an unidirectional sync from AD to DS. In other words, AD should
update DS, but never the other way around. If this is possible to do with
Windows Sync we'll go for that approach, otherwise we're gonna have to find
some other way to do it (script it somehow).

Regards,
kenneho


On 6/6/08, Rich Megginson <rmeggins at redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Kenneth Holter wrote:
>
>> Hi.
>>   We're trying to populate our DS with users from AD. Our plan is to build
>> and populate the database with entries from AD, and thereafter set up
>> Windows Sync to maintain the database.
>>  I import the LDIF file using the ldif2db.pl perl script. One issue I've
>> come across is that the script finishes with "modifcation complete"
>> regardless of success or failure. How can I get the script to report errors?
>>
> That script just starts the task running in the server.  You can check the
> error log for status.  Or query the entry (using ldapsearch) whose DN
> ldif2db.pl prints out.
>
>> Or are there maybe smarter ways of importing LDIF files on the command
>> line?
>>
> You can use ldif2db but you can only use that if the server is not running.
>
>>  Furthermore, are there any issues with AD LDIF import I should be aware
>> of`?
>>
> You mean, exporting an LDIF from AD and importing it directly into Fedora
> DS?  Or vice versa?  If you are going to use the Fedora DS AD Sync feature,
> you should let Fedora DS do the initial sync - do not attempt to manually
> export/import from AD to Fedora DS.  I'm almost certain it will not work
> without heavy data massaging.
>
>>   Regards,
>> kenneho
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