Nsfilename, Nsinstance, Nsincludesuffix – Red Hat 8.1 User Manual

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nsUniqueIdGenerator

, analogous to the -g option to generate unique ID numbers for the entries

nsUniqueIdGeneratorNamespace

, analogous to the -G option to generate a unique, name-based ID

for the entries

nsFilename

The nsFilename attribute contains the path and filenames of the LDIF files to import into the Directory
Server instance. To import multiple files, add multiple instances of this attribute. For example:

nsFilename: file1.ldif
nsFilename: file2.ldif

Parameter

Description

Entry DN

cn=task_name, cn=import, cn=tasks, cn=config

Valid Values

Any string

Default Value
Syntax

Case-exact string, multi-valued

Example

nsFilename: /home/jsmith/example.ldif

nsInstance

This attribute supplies the name of the database instance into which to import the files, such as
NetscapeRoot or slapd-exam ple.

Parameter

Description

Entry DN

cn=task_name, cn=import, cn=tasks, cn=config

Valid Values

The name of a Directory Server instance (any
string)

Default Value
Syntax

Case-exact string

Example

nsInstance: userRoot

nsIncludeSuffix

This attribute identifies a specific suffix or subtree to import from the LDIF file.

Parameter

Description

Entry DN

cn=task_name, cn=import, cn=tasks, cn=config

Valid Values

Any DN

Default Value
Syntax

DN, multi-valued

Example

nsIncludeSuffix: ou=people,dc=example,dc=com

nsExcludeSuffix

This attribute identifies suffixes or subtrees in the LDIF file to exclude from the import.

Parameter

Description

Entry DN

cn=task_name, cn=import, cn=tasks, cn=config

Valid Values

Any DN

Default Value
Syntax

DN, multi-valued

Example

nsExcludeSuffix:
ou=machines,dc=example,dc=com

nsImportChunkSize

This attribute defines the number of chunks to have during the import operation, which overrides the
server's detection during the import of when to start a new pass and merges the chunks.

Parameter

Description

Entry DN

cn=task_name, cn=import, cn=tasks, cn=config

Valid Values

0 to the maximum 32 bit integer value
(2147483647)

Default Value
Syntax

Integer

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