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Chapter 8. Command-Line Utilities
This chapter contains reference information on command-line utilities used with Red Hat Directory Server (Directory Server). These command-line utilities make it easy to perform administration tasks on the Directory Server.
8.1. Command-Line Utilities Quick Reference
The following table provides a summary of the command-line utilities provided for Directory Server.
Table 8.1. Commonly-Used Command-Line Utilities
| Command-Line Utility | Description |
|---|---|
| ldif | Automatically formats LDIF files and creates base 64-encoded attribute values. For details on this tool, see appendix A in the Directory Server Administrator's Guide. |
| dbscan | Analyzes and extracts information from a Directory Server database file. |
| ds-logpipe.py | Writes Directory Server log data to a named pipe. |
| dn2rdn | For Directory Server instances upgraded from a version older than 9.0, this converts the id2entry.db4 database and entrydn index (formatted by the full entry DN) into the id2entry.db4 database with the entryrdn index (formatted by the RDN). |
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