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June 20, 2025

Export LDAP Configuration Data

You can use the vdmexport command-line utility to export configuration data from a standard or replica Horizon Connection Server instance to an LDIF configuration file.

Procedure

  1. Log in to a standard or replica Horizon Connection Server instance as a user in the Administrators or Administrators (Read only) role.

    You must be logged in as a user in the Administrators or Administrators (Read only) role to export configuration data from the Horizon configuration repository.

  2. At the command prompt, type the vdmexport command.

    By default, the vdmexport command-line utility is installed in the C:\Program Files\View\Server\tools\bin directory.

    The vdmexport command has the following options.

    -fOutput file name for LDAP backup.
    -vThe output file is verbatim (not encrypted).
    -cSimilar to the -v option, but sensitive attribute values are not included in the output file.
    -kOutputs only kiosk client entries and related FSPs.
    -gTake a backup of the Cloud Pod Architecture global LDAP, rather than of local LDAP.

    For example, the following command exports a local LDIF configuration file.

    vdmexport -f mylocalexport.LDF
    

    The following command takes a backup of the Cloud Pod Architecture global LDAP.

    vdmexport -f myglobalexport.LDF -g
    

Results

The vdmexport command writes the configuration of your Horizon Connection Server instance to the file that you specify. The command displays errors if your role has insufficient privileges to view the data in the configuration repository.

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