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.TH SLAPCAT 8C "17 August 1999" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
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1999-09-12 12:41:47 +08:00
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.\" $OpenLDAP$
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.\" Copyright 1998-2000 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
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1999-09-12 12:41:47 +08:00
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.\" Copying restrictions apply. See COPYRIGHT/LICENSE.
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.SH NAME
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slapcat \- SLAPD database to LDIF utility
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B SBINDIR/slapcat
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.B [\-v]
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.B [\-c]
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.B [\-d level]
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.B [\-b suffix]
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.B [\-n dbnum]
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.B [\-f slapd.conf]
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.B [\-l ldif-file]
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.B
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.LP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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.B Slapcat
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is used to generate an LDAP Directory Interchange Format
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(LDIF) output based upon the contents of a
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.BR slapd (8)
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database.
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It opens the given database determined by the database number or
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suffix and and writes the corresponding LDIF to standard output or
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the specified file.
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.LP
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The LDIF generated by this tool is suitable for use with
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.BR ldapadd (1)
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or
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.BR slapadd (8).
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.B \-v
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enable verbose mode.
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.TP
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.B \-c
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enable continue (ignore errors) mode.
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.TP
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.BI \-d " level"
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enable debugging messages as defined by the specified
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.IR level .
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.TP
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.BI \-b " suffix"
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Use the specified \fIsuffix\fR to determine which database to
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generate output for. The \-b cannot be used in conjunction
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with the
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.B \-n
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option.
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.TP
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.BI \-n " dbnum"
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Generate output for the \fIdbnum\fR\-th database listed in the
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configuration file. The
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.B \-n
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cannot be used in conjunction with the
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.B \-b
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option.
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.TP
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.BI \-f " slapd.conf"
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specify an alternative
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.BR slapd.conf (5)
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file.
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.TP
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.BI \-l " ldif-file"
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Write LDIF to specified file instead of standard output.
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.SH Limitations
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Your
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.BR slapd (8)
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should not be running (at least, not in read-write
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mode) when you do this to ensure consistency of the database.
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.SH EXAMPLES
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To make a text backup of your SLAPD database and put it in a file called
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.BR ldif ,
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give the command:
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.LP
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.nf
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.ft tt
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SBINDIR/slapcat -l ldif
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.ft
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.fi
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR ldap (3),
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.BR ldif (5),
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.BR slapadd (8),
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.BR ldapadd (1),
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.BR slapd (8)
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.SH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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.B OpenLDAP
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is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project (http://www.openldap.org/).
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.B OpenLDAP
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is derived from University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
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