Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Configuration, Command, and File Reference

Option Description
-j filename The name of the file containing the password.
-n backendInstance Gives the instance to be indexed. If the
instance is not specified, the script reindexes
all instances.
-t attributeName{:indextypes(:mathingrules)} Gives the name of the attribute to be indexed.
If omitted, all the indexes defined for the
specified instance are generated. Optionally,
this can include the index type (eq, pres, sub,
approx) and a matching rule OID.
-T vlvAttributeName Gives the names of the VLV attributes to be
reindexed. The name is the VLV index
object's common name in cn=config.
-v Verbose mode.
-w password Gives the password associated with the user
DN.
Table 7.21. db2index.pl Options
4.5. db2ldif.pl (Exports Database Contents to LDIF)
Exports the contents of the database to LDIF. This script creates an entry in the directory that
launches this dynamic task. The entry is generated based upon the values provided for each
option. Ellipses indicate that multiple occurrences are allowed.
Syntax.
db2ldif.pl [ -v ] -D rootdn -w password [ -n backendInstance | -s includeSuffix ] -x
excludeSuffix [ -a outputFile ] [ -N ] [ -r ] [ -C ] [ -u ] [ -U ] [ -m ] [ -o ] [ -1 ] [ M ]
Options.
To run this script, the server must be running, and either the -n or -s option is required.
Option Description
-1 Deletes, for reasons of backward
compatibility, the first line of the LDIF file that
gives the version of the LDIF standard.
-a outputFile Gives the filename of the output LDIF file.
-C Uses only the main database file.
-D rootdn Gives the user DN with root permissions,
such as Directory Manager.
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