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author | Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> | 2009-09-30 11:28:39 -0600 |
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committer | Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> | 2009-09-30 11:28:39 -0600 |
commit | 7cd8196f272d1cfacb767e2d4e6b04db325cae5c (patch) | |
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Updated man page with the new update options and documentation.
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diff --git a/man/man8/setup-ds.pl.8 b/man/man8/setup-ds.pl.8 index 5598df67..e7eccc3e 100644 --- a/man/man8/setup-ds.pl.8 +++ b/man/man8/setup-ds.pl.8 @@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ Do not delete the temporary .inf file generated by this program .TP .B \fB\-\-logfile\fR Log setup messages to this file \- otherwise, a temp file will be used +.TP +.B \fB\-\-update\fR +Update existing installations - add/update schema files, add/change configuration, add new instance scripts, etc. You must run setup-ds.pl -u after upgrading your packages. You will usually have to restart your servers in order for all of the changes to take effect (e.g. adding/changing plug-in configuration), so schedule this when you can afford a little downtime. +.TP +.B \fB\-\-continue\fR +(Update only) Keep going even if errors occur. You will usually not need to use this option unless your installation is broken and you need to force it to update in order to fix it. .PP For all options, you can also use the short name e.g. \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-d\fR, etc. For the \fB\-d\fR argument, specifying it more than once will increase the debug level e.g. \fB\-ddddd\fR @@ -72,6 +78,27 @@ or "slapd.Suffix=dc=example, dc=com" .PP Values passed in this manner will override values in an .inf file given with the \fB\-f\fR argument. +.SH UPDATES +The update process (setup-ds.pl -u) can work in one of two modes: + +\fBOnline\fR: Configuration changes are made to the running directory servers +using LDAP. The operations must be performed as an administrative +user. You must provide the name and password, for each instance if +there is more than one instance of directory server. Some changes (e.g. plug-ins) +may require a directory server restart to take effect. The update +script will notify you if a restart is required. + +\fBOffline\fR: The changes are made to the server configuration files. +The servers \fBMUST FIRST BE SHUTDOWN BY YOU\fR. The script will not +shutdown the servers for you. \fBYou MUST\fR shutdown the servers in order +to use this mode. A username and password are not required to use +Offline mode. If the servers are not shutdown, \fBCHANGES WILL BE LOST\fR. + +To summarize: + +Online \- servers remain running - you must provide admin name and password for each server - servers may need to be restarted + +Offline \- servers \fBmust be shutdown\fR - no username or password required .br .SH AUTHOR setup-ds.pl was written by the 389 Project. |