[389-users] Re: How do I import data to 389 Directory Server?

On Wed, 2016-03-30 at 15:54 +0000, xinhuan zheng wrote:
> I have an old directory server running Sun One Java System Directory Service.
> Yesterday I created top dcobject - dc=christianbook,dc=com, however, I don't
> know what the best way is to import data from my old Sun Directory Server to
> 389 Directory Server. It appears the object structure is different. Below is an
> example of my old dcobject:
>
> dn: dc=christianbook,dc=com
> aci: (target ="ldap:///dc=christianbook,dc=com")(targetattr
> !="userPassword")(version 3.0;acl "Anonymous read-search access";allow (read,
> search, compare)(userdn = "ldap:///anyone");)
> aci: (target="ldap:///dc=christianbook,dc=com") (targetattr = "*")(version 3.0;
> acl "allow all Admin group"; allow(all) groupdn = "ldap:///cn=Directory
> Administrators,ou=Groups,dc=christianbook,dc=com";)
> aci: (targetattr =
> "cn||uid||uidNumber||gidNumber||homeDirectory||shadowLastChange||shadowMin||sha
> dowMax||shadowWarning||shadowInactive||shadowExpire||shadowFlag||memberUid")(ve
> rsion 3.0; acl LDAP_Naming_Services_deny_write_access; deny (write) userdn =
> "ldap:///self";)
> aci:
> (target="ldap:///dc=christianbook,dc=com")(targetattr="userPassword")(version
> 3.0; acl LDAP_Naming_Services_proxy_password_read; allow (compare,search)
> userdn = "ldap:///cn=proxyagent,ou=profile,dc=christianbook,dc=com";)
> dc: christianbook
> nisdomain: christianbook.com
> objectclass: top
> objectclass: nisDomainObject
> objectclass: domain
>
> This is another object in my old Sun Directory Server:
>
> dn: ou=people,dc=christianbook,dc=com
> objectclass: top
> objectclass: organizationalUnit
> ou: people
>
> What is the best way to convert or import from my old Sun Directory Server to
> new one?

db2ldif on the sun ds, and ldif2db on the rhds

Alternately, I believe you can do replication between them.

The hardest part will be checking the schema between the two, and potentially
needing to alter or correct data. 


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Sincerely,

William Brown
Software Engineer
Red Hat, Brisbane