Creating an LDIF file for your data entries

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You can issue the commands provided here to create an LDIF file for your data entries

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To create an LDIF file (mydata.ldif) for the data entries in the subtree o=sample if they currently reside on a server:

  • Issue the command: 
    idsdb2ldif-o mydata.ldif -s o=sample-I <instance_name> 
		-k <key seed> -t <key salt>
Note: You must use the -I option if there is more than one instance. You must use the -k and -t options if keys on the server are not in sync.
Attention:
  • If you are exporting data that will be imported into an Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)-enabled server and if the two servers are not cryptographically synchronized,see Synchronizing two-way cryptography between server instances for information about cryptographic synchronization of servers.
  • If all the backend servers in a distributed directory environment are not configured for the SHA-2 family of algorithms (SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512) or salted version of the SHA-2 family of algorithms (SSHA-224, SSHA-256, SSHA-384, and SSHA-512) then data encrypted using these family of algorithms should not be added through the Proxy server. This is because if data encrypted using these family of algorithms are added to the backend servers that is not configured for these family of algorithms, then the server will assume the data to be in clear text and consequently data corruption might occur.

See the idsdb2ldif command information in the Command Reference for more information.