> I think that to use db2ldif you must (or should) have the process > stopped because it access directly to the database files while they > are in use. We use db2ldif.pl (the same, but instead of access > directly to the database files, it creates a task in the directory > server), or directly create a task in the directory server to export > the databases. There are two backup methods: 1) binary database backup (db2bak, db2bak.pl) - this useful for short term backups - the backups are quick and easy to restore from 2) LDIF database dump (db2ldif, db2ldif.pl) - this is useful for long term backups All of these can be used while the server is running. > > Regards. > > 2011/5/4 Diego Woitasen <diego@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > > > > 2011/5/3 Karoly Czovek <karoly.czovek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > >> 'Morning, > >> what is the proper way of backing up 389DS server data, from > >> commndline, > >> what can be restoren even a server reinstall? > >> > >> -- > >> Karoly CZOVEK > >> Global Systems Administrator > >> MoveOne IT Department > >> > >> Eastern Europe - Balkans - CIS& ÂCentral Asia - Middle East& > >> ÂAfrica - > >> Asia Pacific > >> phone: +36 1 266 0181 - ext.6710 > >> mobile: +36 70 708 9953 > >> skype: mo_karoly.czovek > >> email:Âkaroly.czovek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> web:Âhttp://www.moveoneinc.com > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 389 users mailing list > >> 389-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/389-users > > > > > > I prefer db2ldif command. It dumps the databases to LDIF and I think > > it's > > safer than copy the databases. > > Regards, > > ÂDiego > > > > -- > > Diego Woitasen > > > > -- > > 389 users mailing list > > 389-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/389-users > > > -- > 389 users mailing list > 389-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/389-users -- 389 users mailing list 389-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/389-users
