Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

contains some entries that already exist in the database in addition to new ones. The
server notes existing entries in the rejects file while adding all new entries.
4. In the File for Rejects field, enter the full path to the file in which the server is to record all
entries it cannot import, or click Browse to select the file which will contain the rejects.
A reject is an entry which cannot be imported into the database; for example, the server
cannot import an entry that already exists in the database or an entry that has no parent
object. The Console will write the error message sent by the server to the rejects file.
Leaving this field blank means the server will not record rejected entries.
5. Click OK.
The server performs the import and also creates indexes.
NOTE
Trailing spaces are dropped during a remote Console import but are preserved
during both local Console or ldif2db import operations.
1.2. Initializing a Database from the Console
The existing data in a database can be overwritten by initializing databases.
You must be logged in as the Directory Manager in order to initialize a database because an
LDIF file that contains a root entry cannot be imported into a database except as the Directory
Manager (root DN). Only the Directory Manager has access to the root entry, such as
dc=example,dc=com.
CAUTION
When initializing databases from an LDIF file, be careful not to overwrite the
o=NetscapeRoot suffix unless you are restoring data. Otherwise, initializing the
database deletes information and may require re-installing the Directory Server.
To initialize a database using the Directory Server Console, do the following:
1. Select the Configuration tab.
2. Expand the Data tree in the left navigation pane. Expand the suffix of the database to
initialize, then click the database itself.
Initializing a Database from the Console
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