= openDS LDAP Restore =

**Summary**: How to do a restore in openDs. \\
**Date**: Around 2012 \\
**Refactor**: 8 March 2025: Checked links and formatting. \\
{{tag>opends ldap}}

This is a restore from LDAP data created in [[tdsldapbackup]].

= Copy Backup ldif File to openDS Server =
<code bash>
scp backup.ldif.gz sjoerd@opends.company.local:/tmp
</code>

= Make Backup Ready For Use =
<code bash>
gunzip backup.ldif.gz
</code>
Rename the unzipped file to import.ldif
<code bash>
mv backup.ldif import.ldif
</code>

= Import / Restore the LDIF =
<code bash>
/opt/OpenDS-2.2.0/bin/import-ldif \
  --ldifFile /tmp/import.ldif \
  --backendID userRoot \
  --replaceExisting \
  --rejectFile /tmp/import-rejected.log \
  --clearBackend \
  --bindDN cn=manager \
  --bindPassword <secret>
</code>

In logfile /var/log/opends/errors you can follow the progress of the import.