Re: Netware 5.1 NDS to OES 2 suse linux 10 sp2

[warper2]

lowtech9002 wrote:

>
> Here's the scenario.
>
> I have Netware 5.1 nds 8.85c(not edirectory) with 4 volumes(native
> netware volumes, not NSS)
>
> I just finish installing SUSE 10 SP2 with OES 2, created 4 volumes(NSS)
> to match the netware 5.1 volumes. I don't want to migrate, I want a new
> edirectory, with all the user and group objects from the netware NDS.
> I'm willing to create all the objects on the OES 2. I can restore all
> the files from the native netware volumes to the new NSS volumes, by
> just copying. I backup trustees using trustbar or trustee.nlm
>
> Here's the problem:
> 1. what is the easiest way on how to create user and group objects on
> the new OES2 server. ( LDIF according to lots of articles ) but how base
> on my given scenario. How will i create LDIF files base on the NDS
> objects of netware 5.1
>
> UIMPORT is the best on netware, is their any equivalent to uimport for
> OES2?
>
> 2. After creating the users and group objects, how can i restore the
> trustees, since i don't have any problems copying and pasting the files
> to the new NSS volume.
>
> Thank you very much in advance everybody.
>
>

Why don't you keep the same tree. Is it messed up. I think this would work.
http://www.novell.com/documentation/oes2/mig_tools_lx/?page=/documentation/oes2/mig_tools_lx/data/bgr318y.html#bgr318y

[Alex Warmerdam]

On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:46:01 GMT, lowtech9002
<lowte...@no-mx.forums.novell.com> wrote:

Hi,

>
> thanks warper2 and yes the old tree is a mess. And we really need to
> restructure our tree. Im looking for a way on how to easily create users
> and group objects on OES 2, and restore trustees base from the trustee
> backup from the old netware( using trustbar or trustee.nlm). As with the
> volumes i can easily create NSS volumes and restore a full backup to
> it.
>
> In this way, the old and the new tree will be operational and almost a
> zero downtime for us.
>
> i was really hoping for a uimport type of utility. :)

Perhapse this can help:

http://www.novell.com/documentation/edir873/?page=/documentation/edir873/edir873/data/a5hgmnu.html

Migrating Data between LDAP Servers

[Alex Warmerdam]

On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:06:02 GMT, lowtech9002
<lowte...@no-mx.forums.novell.com> wrote:

>
> it seems that my choices should be to upgrade NDS to edirectory with
> LDAP then export user objects.
>
> I was hoping that there's a way on how to export netware 5.1 NDS
> objects to LDIF or easier way on how to create 100 users or so on OES2.
>
>
> any other idea?

Free:
uimport?
Bulkload?

Buyware:
JRB
EMU