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.TH BAK2DB.PL 8 "March 31, 2017"
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.SH NAME 
bak2db.pl - Directory Server perl script for restoring a backup
.SH SYNOPSIS
bak2db.pl \-a archivedir [\-Z serverID] [\-D rootdn] { \-w password | \-w \- | \-j filename }  [\-t dbtype] [\-n backendname] [\-P protocol] [\-h]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Restores a database from a backup. The Directory Server must be started prior to running this script.
.SH OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below:
.TP
.B \fB\-a\fR \fIarchivedir\fR
The directory of the archived database.
.TP
.B \fB\-Z\fR \fIServer Identifier\fR
The server ID of the Directory Server instance.  If there is only 
one instance on the system, this option can be skipped.
.TP
.B \fB\-D\fR \fIRoot DN\fR
The Directory Manager DN, or root DN.  If not specified, the script will 
search the server instance configuration for the value.
.TP
.B \fB\-w\fR \fIpassword\fR
The rootdn password.
.TP
.B \fB\-w -\fR 
.br
Prompt for the rootdn password.
.TP
.B \fB\-j\fR \fIpassword filename\fR
The name of the file that contains the root DN password.
.TP
.B \fB\-t\fR \fIdatabase type\fR
The backend database type (default: ldbm database).
.TP
.B \fB\-n\fR \fIBackend Name\fR
The name of the LDBM database to restore.  Example: userRoot
.TP
.B \fB\-P\fR \fIProtocol\fR
The connection protocol to connect to the Directory Server.  Protocols are STARTTLS, LDAPS, LDAPI, and LDAP.
If this option is skipped, the most secure protocol that is available is used.  For LDAPI, AUTOBIND is also
available for the root user.
.TP
.B \fB\-h\fR 
.br
Display usage
.SH EXAMPLE
.TP
bak2db.pl \-a /LDAP/backups/20130305/ \-D 'cn=directory manager' \-w password \-n userRoot \-P LDAPS

Note: security must be enabled to use protocol LDAPS.  If LDAPS is not available it will default to next strongest/available protocol automatically.
.TP
bak2db.pl \-a /LDAP/backups/20130305/ \-Z instance2 \-w password \-n example \-P LDAPI
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Exit status is zero if no errors occur.  Errors result in a 
non-zero exit status and a diagnostic message being written 
to standard error.
.SH AUTHOR
bak2db.pl was written by the 389 Project.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/new_issue
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2017 Red Hat, Inc.