tdbbackup — tool for backing up and for validating the integrity of samba .tdb files
tdbbackup [-s suffix] [-v] [-h]
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.
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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.
The -v will check the database for damages (currupt data) which if detected causes the backup to be restored.
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.
This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba suite.
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.