Server User Manual

Chapter 7. Command-Line Scripts
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Option Description
commas to separate roots. If the option is
omitted, all the replica roots will be dumped.
-v Prints the version of the script.
-w bindPassword Specifies the password for the bind DN.
Table 7.5. cl-dump Options
For information on the equivalent Perl script, see Section 7.4.2, “cl-dump.pl (Dumps and Decodes the
Changelog)”.
7.3.3. db2bak (Creates a Backup of a Database)
Creates a backup of the current database contents. This script can be executed while the server is still
running.
Syntax
db2bak [ backupDirectory ]
For information on the equivalent Perl script, see Section 7.4.3, “db2bak.pl (Creates a Backup of a
Database)”.
7.3.4. db2ldif (Exports Database Contents to LDIF)
Exports the contents of the database to LDIF. This script can be executed while the server is still
running, except with the -r option. To export the replication state information, shut down the server
first, then run db2ldif with -r.
For information on the equivalent Perl script, see Section 7.4.5, “db2ldif.pl (Exports Database Contents
to LDIF)”.
For the shell scripts, the script runs the ns-slapd command-line utility with the db2ldif keyword.
Ellipses (...) indicate that multiple occurrences are allowed.
Syntax
db2ldif [[ -n backendInstance ] | [ -s includeSuffix ]] [ [ -x excludeSuffix ] ] [ -r ] [ -C ] [ -u ]
[ -U ] [ -m ] [ M ] [ -a outputFile ] [ -1 ] [ -N ] [ -E ]
Options
Either the -n or the -s option must be specified. By default, the output LDIF will be stored in one file.
To specify the use of several files, use the option -M.
Option Description
-1 Deletes, for reasons of backward compatibility,
the first line of the LDIF file which gives the
version of the LDIF standard.