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+.TH "TDBBACKUP" 8 "" "" ""
+.SH NAME
+tdbbackup \- tool for backing up and for validating the integrity of samba .tdb files
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.ad l
+.hy 0
+.HP 10
+\fBtdbbackup\fR [\-s\ suffix] [\-v] [\-h]
+.ad
+.hy
+
+.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 or during normal operation\&. If it finds file damage and it finds a prior backup the backup file will be restored\&.
+
+.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 can safely be run at any time\&. It was designed so that it can be used at any time to validate the integrity of tdb files, even during Samba operation\&. 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\&. Important 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\&.
+
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