SLAPCAT(8)							    SLAPCAT(8)



NAME
       slapcat - SLAPD database to LDIF utility

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/sbin/slapcat   [-a	 filter]  [-b  suffix]	[-c]  [-d  level]  [-f
       slapd.conf]  [-F  confdir]  [-g]  [-l   ldif-file]   [-n   dbnum]   [-o
       name[=value]] [-s subtree-dn] [-v]


DESCRIPTION
       Slapcat is used to generate an LDAP Directory Interchange Format (LDIF)
       output based upon the contents of a slapd(8) database.	It  opens  the
       given  database	determined by the database number or suffix and writes
       the corresponding LDIF  to  standard  output  or  the  specified  file.
       Databases configured as subordinate of this one are also output, unless
       -g is specified.

       The entry records are presented in database order, not  superior  first
       order.	The  entry  records  will  include  all (user and operational)
       attributes stored in the database.  The entry records will not  include
       dynamically generated attributes (such as subschemaSubentry).

       The  output  of	slapcat is intended to be used as input to slapadd(8).
       The output of slapcat cannot generally be used as input	to  ldapadd(1)
       or  other  LDAP clients without first editing the output.  This editing
       would normally include reordering the records into superior first order
       and removing no-user-modification operational attributes.

OPTIONS
       -a filter
	      Only dump entries matching the asserted filter.  For example

	      slapcat -a \
		  "(!(entryDN:dnSubtreeMatch:=ou=People,dc=example,dc=com))"

	      will  dump  all but the "ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" subtree of
	      the "dc=example,dc=com" database.

       -b suffix
	      Use the specified suffix to determine which database to generate
	      output  for.   The  -b cannot be used in conjunction with the -n
	      option.

       -c     Enable continue (ignore errors) mode.

       -d level
	      Enable debugging messages as defined by the specified level; see
	      slapd(8) for details.

       -f slapd.conf
	      Specify an alternative slapd.conf(5) file.

       -F confdir
	      specify  a  config  directory.  If both -f and -F are specified,
	      the config file will be read and converted to  config  directory
	      format  and  written  to	the  specified	directory.  If neither
	      option is specified, an  attempt	to  read  the  default	config
	      directory  will  be made before trying to use the default config
	      file. If a valid config directory exists then the default config
	      file is ignored.

       -g     disable subordinate gluing.  Only the specified database will be
	      processed, and not its glued subordinates (if any).

       -l ldif-file
	      Write LDIF to specified file instead of standard output.

       -n dbnum
	      Generate output for the dbnum-th database listed in the configu-
	      ration  file.   The -n cannot be used in conjunction with the -b
	      option.

       -o option[=value]
	      Specify an option with a(n optional)  value.   Possible  generic
	      options/values are:

		     syslog=<subsystems>  (see `-s' in slapd(8))
		     syslog-level=<level> (see `-S' in slapd(8))
		     syslog-user=<user>   (see `-l' in slapd(8))


       -s subtree-dn
	      Only  dump entries in the subtree specified by this DN.  Implies
	      `-b subtree-dn' if no -b or -n option is given.

       -v     Enable verbose mode.

LIMITATIONS
       For some backend types, your slapd(8) should not be running (at	least,
       not  in	read-write mode) when you do this to ensure consistency of the
       database. It is always safe  to	run  slapcat  with  the  slapd-bdb(5),
       slapd-hdb(5), and slapd-null(5) backends.

EXAMPLES
       To  make  a  text  backup  of  your SLAPD database and put it in a file
       called ldif, give the command:

	    /usr/sbin/slapcat -l ldif

SEE ALSO
       ldap(3), ldif(5), slapadd(8), ldapadd(1), slapd(8)

       "OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide" (http://www.OpenLDAP.org/doc/admin/)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
       OpenLDAP Software is developed and maintained by The  OpenLDAP  Project
       <http://www.openldap.org/>.   OpenLDAP Software is derived from Univer-
       sity of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.



OpenLDAP 2.4.9			  2008/05/07			    SLAPCAT(8)