---
name: "upgradednformat"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "389-ds-base-legacy-tools"
version: "1.4.0.21-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/upgradednformat"
---

# upgradednformat(8)

Directory Server script for upgrading the DN format

## NAME

upgradednformat - Directory Server script for upgrading the DN format

## SYNOPSIS

upgradednformat -n backendname -a database\_directory \[-Z serverID\] \[-N\] \[-h\]

## DESCRIPTION

Updates older-style DN syntaxes to RFC 4514-style DN syntaxes for migrated databases.  This is usually needed after migrating from an older version of Directory Server.  This script must be run while the server is stopped.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below:

- **-n *Backend Name***

  The name of the LDBM database to reindex.  Example: userRoot

- **-a *Database directory***

  The full path to the database directory.

- **-Z *Server Identifier***

  The server ID of the Directory Server instance.  If there is only  one instance on the system, this option can be skipped.

- **-N**

  Only checks whether any DNs in the database need to be updated.

- **-h**

  Display the usage.

## EXAMPLE

- upgradednformat -n userRoot -a /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance2/db -Z instance2

  ## DIAGNOSTICS

Exit status is zero if no errors occur.  Errors result in a  non-zero exit status and a diagnostic message being written  to standard error.

## AUTHOR

upgradednformat was written by the 389 Project.

## REPORTING BUGS

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

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2017 Red Hat, Inc.