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9.2. Command-Line Scripts Quick Reference
The following shell and Perl scripts are located in the
/usr/lib64/dirsrv/slapd-instance/slapd-instance_name directory on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64-bit) and in /usr/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name directory on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32-bit).
Table 9.1. Shell Scripts in /usr/lib64/dirsrv/slapd-instance/slapd-instance_name (or /usr/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name)
| Shell Script | Description |
|---|---|
| bak2db | Restores the database from the most recent archived backup. |
| db2bak | Creates a backup of the current database contents. |
| db2ldif | Exports the contents of the database to LDIF. |
| db2index | Reindexes the database index files. |
| dbverify | Checks back end database files. |
| ldif2db | Imports LDIF files to the database. Runs the ns-slapd command-line utility with the ldif2db keyword. |
| ldif2ldap | Performs an import operation over LDAP to the Directory Server. |
| monitor | Retrieves performance monitoring information using the ldapsearch command-line utility. |
| restart-slapd | Restarts Directory Server. |
| restoreconfig | Restores by default the most recently saved Admin Server configuration to NetscapeRoot partition. |
| saveconfig | Saves Admin Server configuration stored in the NetscapeRoot database to the /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/bak directory. |
| start-slapd | Starts Directory Server. |
| stop-slapd | Stops Directory Server. |
| suffix2instance | Maps a suffix to a back end name. |
| upgradednformat | Migrates older DN syntax formats to RFC 4514 compliant formats. |
| vlvindex | Creates and generates virtual list view (VLV) indexes. |
Table 9.2. Perl Scripts in /usr/lib64/dirsrv/slapd-instance/slapd-instance_name (or /usr/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name)
| Perl Script | Description |
|---|---|
| bak2db.pl | Restores the database from the most recent archived backup. |
| db2bak.pl | Creates a backup of the current database contents. |
| db2index.pl | Creates and regenerates indexes. |
| db2ldif.pl | Exports the contents of the database to LDIF. |
| fixup-linkedattrs.pl | Goes through all of the linked attributes in entries and updates the corresponding entries to have the correct managed attributes (and values). |
| fixup-memberof.pl | Regenerates the memberOf on user entries to reflect changes in group membership. |
| ldif2db.pl | Imports LDIF files to a database and runs the ns-slapd command-line utility with the ldif2db keyword. |
| ns-accountstatus.pl | Provides account status information to establish whether an entry or group of entries is locked. |
| ns-activate.pl | Activates an entry or a group of entries by unlocking them. |
| ns-inactivate.pl | Deactivates an entry or a group of entries. |
| ns-newpwpolicy.pl | Adds relevant entries required for the fine-grained (user- and subtree-level) password policy. |
| schema-reload.pl | Reloads schema dynamically into the server instance. |
| syntax-validate.pl | Checks existing data in a database to find any syntax violations in the attribute values. |
| usn-tombstone-cleanup.pl | Deletes tombstone entries managed by the update sequence number plug-in for a server instance (as opposed to the replication tombstone entries). |
| verify-db.pl | Checks back end database files. |
Table 9.3. Scripts in /usr/bin and /usr/sbin
| Script Name | Description | Perl or Shell Script |
|---|---|---|
| cl-dump | Dumps and decodes the changelog. | Shell |
| cl-dump.pl | Dumps and decodes the changelog. | Perl |
| ds_removal | Removes a server instance. | Shell |
| logconv.pl | Analyzes the access logs of a Directory Server to extract usage statistics and count the occurrences of significant events. | Perl |
| migrate-ds-admin.pl | Migrates a Directory Server 7.1 instance. | Perl |
| pwdhash | Prints the encrypted form of a password using one of the server's encryption algorithms. If a user cannot log in, use this script to compare the user's password to the password stored in the directory. | Shell |
| register-ds-admin.pl | Re-registers a Directory Server instance with the local Admin Server. | Perl |
| remove-ds.pl | Removes a Directory Server instance. | Perl |
| remove-ds-admin.pl | Removes a Directory Server instance and its associated Admin Server instance. | Perl |
| repl-monitor | Provides in-progress status of replication. | Shell |
| repl-monitor.pl | Provides in-progress status of replication. | Perl |
| restart-dirsrv | Restarts a single Directory Server instance or all Directory Server instances. | shell |
| restart-ds-admin | Restarts the Admin Server instance. | shell |
| setup-ds.pl | Creates or recreates a Directory Server instance. | Perl |
| setup-ds-admin.pl | Creates a new Directory Server instance and local Admin Server instance. | Perl |
| start-dirsrv | Starts a single Directory Server instance or all Directory Server instances. | shell |
| start-ds-admin | Starts the Admin Server instance. | shell |
| stop-dirsrv | Stops a single Directory Server instance or all Directory Server instances. | shell |
| stop-ds-admin | Stops the Admin Server instance. | shell |
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