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author | Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2003-07-16 05:42:34 +0000 |
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committer | Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2003-07-16 05:42:34 +0000 |
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diff --git a/docs/manpages/tdbbackup.8 b/docs/manpages/tdbbackup.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..42be45c6a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manpages/tdbbackup.8 @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +.\"Generated by db2man.xsl. Don't modify this, modify the source. +.de Sh \" Subsection +.br +.if t .Sp +.ne 5 +.PP +\fB\\$1\fR +.PP +.. +.de Sp \" Vertical space (when we can't use .PP) +.if t .sp .5v +.if n .sp +.. +.de Ip \" List item +.br +.ie \\n(.$>=3 .ne \\$3 +.el .ne 3 +.IP "\\$1" \\$2 +.. +.TH "TDBBACKUP" 8 "" "" "" +.SH NAME +tdbbackup \- tool for backing up and for validating the integrity of samba .tdb files +.SH "SYNOPSIS" + +.nf +\fBtdbbackup\fR [-s suffix] [-v] [-h] +.fi + +.SH "DESCRIPTION" + +.PP +This tool is part of the \fBSamba\fR(1) suite\&. + +.PP +\fBtdbbackup\fR is a tool that may be used to backup samba \&.tdb files\&. This tool may also be used to verify the integrity of the \&.tdb files prior to samba startup, in which case, if it find file damage and it finds a prior backup it will restore the backup file\&. + +.SH "OPTIONS" + +.TP +-h +Get help information\&. + + +.TP +-s suffix +The \fB-s\fR option allows the adminisistrator to specify a file backup extension\&. This way it is possible to keep a history of tdb backup files by using a new suffix for each backup\&. + + +.TP +-v +The \fB-v\fR will check the database for damages (currupt data) which if detected causes the backup to be restored\&. + + +.SH "COMMANDS" + +.PP +\fBGENERAL INFORMATION\fR + +.PP +The \fBtdbbackup\fR utility should be run as soon as samba has shut down\&. Do NOT run this command on a live database\&. Typical usage for the command will be: + +.PP +tdbbackup [-s suffix] *\&.tdb + +.PP +Before restarting samba the following command may be run to validate \&.tdb files: + +.PP +tdbbackup -v [-s suffix] *\&.tdb + +.PP +Samba \&.tdb files are stored in various locations, be sure to run backup all \&.tdb file on the system\&. Imporatant files includes: + +.TP 3 +\(bu +\fBsecrets.tdb\fR - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba\&. + +.TP +\(bu +\fBpassdb.tdb\fR - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba\&. + +.TP +\(bu +\fB*.tdb\fR located in the /usr/local/samba/var directory or on some systems in the /var/cache or /var/lib/samba directories\&. + +.LP + +.SH "VERSION" + +.PP +This man page is correct for version 3\&.0 of the Samba suite\&. + +.SH "AUTHOR" + +.PP +The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell\&. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed\&. + +.PP +The tdbbackup man page was written by John H Terpstra\&. + |