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Re: Problem with openldap backup script
In my experience, when a *nix box fails (a failure that would make the slapcat backups needed) it's more often than not a disk failure.
So, slapcat is great and all, but quite possibly useless if the backup isn't copied off the machine.
Write a script that does both and cron /that/ instead. It needn't be complicated.
Also, if you're able, setup either a spare server or some multi master model (I like mirror master behind VIP personally).
- chris
PS: sorry for top posting - my handheld client insists. :-/
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----- Original Message -----
From: openldap-technical-bounces@OpenLDAP.org <openldap-technical-bounces@OpenLDAP.org>
To: Quanah Gibson-Mount <quanah@zimbra.com>
Cc: openldap-technical@openldap.org <openldap-technical@openldap.org>
Sent: Tue Jan 04 09:03:34 2011
Subject: Re: Problem with openldap backup script
Thanks Quanah,
I know about slapcat and I'm using it with great success.
However, I was wondering about this backup script, since it's part of
the default installation (using these RPMs) and automatically scheduled
with cron. It seems to be a nice and sophisticated script (by Buchan)
which looks trustworthy, although it appears to be relatively old.
Per your advice, I think I'll remove it and schedule (cron) slapcat for
nightly/weekly backups instead, unless someone else provides other feedback.
Thanks again,
Nick
On 4/1/2011 5:41 μμ, Quanah Gibson-Mount wrote:
> --On Tuesday, January 04, 2011 5:32 PM +0200 Nick Milas
> <nick@eurobjects.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm running openldap 2.4.22 using Buchan's CentOS/RHEL 5 RPMs. For some
>> reason, although the backup script seems to be running successfully
>> (either manually or by cron), it produces no results whatsoever:
>
> This script is not part of the openldap package, and so it is unlikely
> many people will have any idea what it does or is trying to do. I
> certainly don't. I suggest you use slapcat.
>
> --Quanah
>
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>
> Quanah Gibson-Mount
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