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=Backing up ldap database=

To backup ldap database use:
<pre>
slapcat -l <backup_file> -f /etc/openldap/slapd.conf
</pre>


=Restoring ldap database=
To restore ldap database use:
<pre>
service slapd stop
mv /var/lib/ldap /var/lib/ldap2
mkdir /var/lib/ldap
slapadd -l <backup_file> -f /etc/openldap/slapd.conf 
chown -R ldap:ldap /var/lib/ldap
</pre>


=Indexing ldap database=
To update index of ldap database, especially after index
configuration in slapd.conf is modified, use:
<pre>
service slapd stop
slapindex -f /etc/openldap/slapd.conf
</pre>




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