---
name: "bdii-update"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bdii"
version: "6.0.3-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bdii-update"
---

# bdii-update(1)

the bdii update process

## NAME

bdii-update - the bdii update process

## SYNOPSIS

**bdii-update \[-d \] -c** *config-file*

## DESCRIPTION

The **bdii-update** process obtains  the LDIF by reading files found the  **ldif** directory, running providers found in the  **provider** directory and running plugins found in the  **plugin**\
  directory.  The difference between providers and plugins is that providers return complete entries and plugins provide modifications to existing entries. The process can be run either as a daemon that periodically synchronizes an LDAP database or as a command that will print the result to stdout.

## OPTIONS

- \-d

  Run as a daemon process.

- \-c config

  The configuration to use.

## FILES

*/etc/bdii.conf*

The default configuration file.

## AUTHOR

Laurence Field \<Laurence.Field at cern dot ch\>