---
name: "readnsstate"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "389-ds-base"
version: "1.4.0.21-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/readnsstate"
---

# readnsstate(1)

interpret the contents of cn=replica's nsState value readnsstate /etc/dirsrv/slapd-INSTANCE/dse.ldif

## NAME

readnsstate - interpret the contents of cn=replica's nsState value **readnsstate** /etc/dirsrv/slapd-INSTANCE/dse.ldif

## DESCRIPTION

Decode and display the content of the nsState attribute from a directory servers cn=replicate object.

## EXAMPLES

```
sudo /usr/bin/readnsstate /etc/dirsrv/slapd-localhost/dse.ldif
```

```
For replica cn=replica,cn=dc3Dexample2Cdc3Dcom,cn=mapping tree,cn=config
  fmtstr=[H6x3QH6x]
  size=40
  len of nsstate is 40
  CSN generator state:
    Replica ID    : 5
    Sampled Time  : 1463100468
    Gen as csn    : 57352434000000050000
    Time as str   : Fri May 13 10:47:48 2016
    Local Offset  : 0
    Remote Offset : 276
    Seq. num      : 0
    System time   : Fri May 13 14:01:25 2016
    Diff in sec.  : 11617
    Day:sec diff  : 0:11617
```

## AUTHOR

readnsstate was written by the 389 Project by richm.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/new\_issue

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2017 Red Hat, Inc.\
 This manual page was written by William Brown \<wibrown@redhat.com\>, for the 389 Directory Server Project.\
 This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the Directory Server license found in the LICENSE file of this software distribution.