basic opendj ldap commands

./ldapsearch --hostname ds1.avantastech.com --port 1389 --baseDN "ou=People,dc=avantastech,dc=com"  uid=user.1


Change a Password for a User
./ldappasswordmodify -p 1389  -D "cn=directory manager" -w Password -a "dn:uid=user.19,ou=People,dc=avantastech,dc=com" -n changeit


Access OpenDJ configurations

./dsconfig --hostname ds1.avantastech.com --port 4444 --bindDN "cn=directory manager" --bindPassword Password --trustAll

Create a Backup
./backup --backUpAll --backupDirectory /app/forgerock/opendj/backup --port 4444 --bindDn "cn=directory manager" --bindPassword Password --trustAll --no-prompt



Restore UserRoot from a Backup $

./opendj/bin/restore -p 4444 -D "cn=directory manager" -w Password -d /app/forgerock/opendj/backup/userRoot --trustAll

Export ldif File
./export-ldif --port 4444 --backendId userRoot --ldifFile /app/forgerock/backup/ldif-file/users.ldif --bindDN "cn=directory manager" --bindPassword Password --trustAll --no-prompt

Get Password Policy
 ./dsconfig get-password-policy-prop --policy-name "Default Password Policy" -h ds1.avantastech.com -D "cn=directory manager" -w Password -p 4444 --trustall --no-prompt


Get OpeDJ Server ID

./dsconfig get-global-configuration-prop --hostname ds1.avantastech.com --port 4444 --bindDN "cn=Directory Manager" --bindPassword Password --property server-id --trustAll --no-prompt

Forgerock opendj ERROR: The Directory Server could not acquire an exclusive lock on file

Looks like your server got shut down abnormally.

solution:
either shut down the server again or remove server.lock file that is under locks folder.

Start the server. It will resolve the issue