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NOTE
The index file options, listed in Table 6.25, “Index File Options ” , are meaningful only when the
database file is the secondary index file.
Table 6.25. Index File Options
Option Parameter Description
-k key Specifies the key to look up in
the secondary index file.
-l size Sets the maximum length of the
dumped ID list. The valid range
is from 40 to 1048576 bytes.
The default value is 4096.
-G n Sets only to display those index
entries with ID lists exceeding
the specified length.
-n Sets only to display the length of
the ID list.
-r Sets to display the contents of
the ID list.
-s Gives the summary of index
counts.
Examples
The following are command-line examples of different situations using dbscan to examine the Directory
Server databases.
Example 6.7. Dumping the Entry File
dbscan -f /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/db/userRoot/id2entry.db4
Example 6.8. Displaying the Index Keys in cn.db4
dbscan -f /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/db/userRoot/cn.db4
Example 6.9. Displaying the Index Keys and the Count of Entries with the Key in mail.db4
dbscan -r -f /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/db/userRoot/mail.db4
Example 6.10. Displaying the Index Keys and the All IDs with More Than 20 IDs in sn.db4
dbscan -r -G 20 -f /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/db/userRoot/sn.db4
Example 6.11. Displaying the Summary of objectclass.db4
dbscan -s -f /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/db/userRoot/objectclass.db4
Example 6.12. Displaying VLV Index File Contents
dbscan -r -f
/var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/db/userRoot/vlv#bymccoupeopledcpeopledccom.
db4
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