# backup ldap database
backup_slapd_db () {
- local ldap_backup=/var/backups/slapcat.$backup_ext
+ local ldap_backup=/var/backups/slapcat.$backup_ext.gz
local old_umask result
if [ ! -f $ldap_backup ]; then
/etc/init.d/slapd stop || true
old_umask=`umask`
umask 0077 # protect the backup file
- slapcat -l $ldap_backup
+ slapcat | gzip --best > $ldap_backup
result=$?
umask $old_umask
/etc/init.d/slapd start || true