tdbbackup

Name

tdbbackup — tool for backing up and for validating the integrity of samba .tdb files

Synopsis

tdbbackup [-s suffix] [-v] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

This tool is part of the Samba(1) suite.

tdbbackup 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. +

OPTIONS

-h: + Get help information. +
-s suffix: + The -s 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. +
-v: + The -v will check the database for damages (currupt data) + which if detected causes the backup to be restored. +

COMMANDS

GENERAL INFORMATION

+ The tdbbackup 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: +

tdbbackup [-s suffix] *.tdb

+ Before restarting samba the following command may be run to validate .tdb files: +

tdbbackup -v [-s suffix] *.tdb

+ Samba .tdb files are stored in various locations, be sure to run backup all + .tdb file on the system. Imporatant files includes: +

+ secrets.tdb - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private + directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba. +
+ passdb.tdb - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private + directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba. +
+ *.tdb located in the /usr/local/samba/var directory or on some + systems in the /var/cache or /var/lib/samba directories. +

VERSION

This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba suite.

AUTHOR

+ 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. +

The tdbbackup man page was written by John H Terpstra.