The following example backs up all user data while the server is online. $ backup -p 4444 -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w password \ -a -d /path/to/opendj/bak -t 0 Backup task 20110613143801866 scheduled to start ... The following example schedules back up of all user data every night at 2 AM when the server is online, and notifies diradmin@example.com when finished, or on error. $ backup -p 4444 -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w password -a \ -d /path/to/opendj/bak --recurringTask "00 02 * * *" \ --completionNotify diradmin@example.com --errorNotify diradmin@example.com Recurring Backup task BackupTask-988d6adf-4d65-44bf-8546-6ea74a2480b0 scheduled successfully The following example backs up all user data while the server is offline. $ stop-ds Stopping Server... ... $ backup --backupAll --backupDirectory /path/to/opendj/bak ... msg=The backup process completed successfully $ start-ds ... The Directory Server has started successfully