# 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


scp backup.ldif.gz sjoerd@opends.company.local:/tmp

# Make Backup Ready For Use


gunzip backup.ldif.gz

Rename the unzipped file to import.ldif


mv backup.ldif import.ldif

# Import / Restore the LDIF


/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

In logfile /var/log/opends/errors you can follow the progress of the import. //This wiki has been made possible by://