15.17. Moving the Replication Changelog Directory
In certain situations, you might want to change the Directory Server replication changelog directory. For example, to change the directory to
/var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/new_changelogdb/:
- Display the current path to the changelog and set the new path:
- Using the command line:
- Display the current directory:
# ldapsearch -D "cn=Directory Manager" -W -p 389 -h server.example.com -x \ -b "cn=changelog5,cn=config" nsslapd-changelogdir ... nsslapd-changelogdir: /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/changelogdb/You need the displayed path in a later step to move the directory. - Set the new path:
# ldapmodify -D "cn=Directory Manager" -W -p 389 -h server.example.com -x dn: cn=changelog5,cn=config changetype: modify replace: nsslapd-changelogdir nsslapd-changelogdir: /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/new_changelogdb/
- Using the web console:
- Open the Directory Server user interface in the web console. See Section 1.4, “Logging Into Directory Server Using the Web Console”.
- Select the instance.
- Open the menu, and select the entry.
- Click Show Advanced Settings.
- Identify the current path in the Changelog Location field. You need the displayed path in a later step to move the directory.
- Set the new path in the Changelog Location field.
- Click .
- Stop the Directory Server instance:
# dsctl instance_name stop
- Move the content of the previous directory to
/var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/new_changelogdb/:# mv /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/changelogdb/ \ /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/new_changelogdb/ - Delete the previous directory:
# rm /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/changelogdb/
- Start the Directory Server instance:
# dsctl instance_name start
