Backup/restore process

[Paul Douglas Franklin]

Alain Spineux wrote:
>>
>> I found the problem with DB_CONFIG.  It has been erased by
>>
>> rm -rf /kolab/var/openldap/openldap-data/*
>>
>> Now I would like to know what does and what does not need to be erased.
>> * is too much, but what is enough?
>>
>>
>> When I run slapcat to do a backup, I also take a copy of DB_CONBIG file
>> BUT also a copy of slapd.conf and slapd.access because these
>> two files _could_ be corrupted by kolabd. And these files need to
>> exist to be regenerated by kolabd (the problem of the  chicken or the egg )
>>
>> I made some changes to the wiki
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you.  I'll add that.  I see you didn't add the backup of slabd.conf
>> and slapd.access.  Do I understand that it is probably not necessary but
>> might be needed as backup?
>>     
>
> I dont understant your question! Did you read last version of the wiki ?
>
>   
I did in part.  Here is what I was responding to:
****
LDAP recovery should be simple too:
cp /kolab/var/openldap/openldap-data/DBCONFIG /tmp/
rm -rf /kolab/var/openldap/openldap-data/*
cp /tmp/DBCONFIG /kolab/var/openldap/openldap-data/
****
I did miss the part earlier where you tell us to back up the three 
files.  I have now read it and it makes sense.
Thank you for your assistance.
--Paul

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Paul Douglas Franklin
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