8.1 Offline Bulkload Utility: ldif2dib

ldif2dib is a new utility introduced with NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 for bulkloading data from LDIF files to the eDirectory database.This is an offline utility and achieves faster bulkloads compared to the other online tools.

The following table lists the platforms for which ldif2dib is supported.

ldif2dib utility is needed when a large user database needs to be populated with entries from an LDIF file. Online tools such as ice or ldapmodify are slower than ldif2dib in this respect, due to overheads associated with online bulk load such as schema checking, protocol translation and access control checks. ldif2dib allows for fast up time when a large user database needs to be populated and when initial down time is not an issue.