02-27-2002
Oldest File In A Directory
I'm writing a script to find the oldest file in a directory. I know this can be done by using ls -rt | tail -1 but these are rather large directories and that can be somewhat slow since the script will be running constantly.
Are there any other ways to do this that would be faster? I looked to see if find would have any options but I didn't see anything. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Joel
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schema-reload.pl
SCHEMA-RELOAD.PL(8) System Manager's Manual SCHEMA-RELOAD.PL(8)
NAME
schema-reload.pl - Directory Server perl script for updating the schema.
SYNOPSIS
schema-reload.pl [-Z serverID] [-D rootdn] { -w password | -w - | -j filename } [-P protocol] [-d schemadir] [-v] [-h]
DESCRIPTION
Manually reloads the schema files used by the Directory Server instance, either in the default location, or in user-specified locations.
OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below:
-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.
-D Root DN
The Directory Manager DN, or root DN. If not specified, the script will search the server instance configuration for the value.
-w password
The rootdn password.
-w -
Prompt for the rootdn password.
-j password filename
The name of the file that contains the root DN password.
-d schemadir
Gives the full path to the directory where the schema file is located. If this is not specified, the script uses the default schema
directory, /etc/dirsrv/schema.
-P protocol
The connection protocol to connect to the Directory Server. Protocols are STARTTLS, LDAPS, LDAPI, and LDAP. If this option is
skipped, the most secure protocol that is available is used. For LDAPI, AUTOBIND is also available for the root user.
-v
Display verbose ouput
-h
Display usage
EXAMPLE
schema-reload.pl -Z instance3 -D 'cn=directory manager' -w password -P STARTTLS -d /LDAP/schema/
Note: security must be enabled to use protocol STARTTLS. If STARTTLS is not available it will default to next strongest/available
protocol automatically.
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
schema-reload.pl was written by the 389 Project.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to http://bugzilla.redhat.com.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
Mar 5, 2013 SCHEMA-RELOAD.PL(8)