X-Git-Url: https://vcs.maemo.org/git/?p=samba;a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Fmanpages%2Ftdbbackup.8;fp=docs%2Fmanpages%2Ftdbbackup.8;h=bab95383acc0fe48f5b2dfa0f786b1cf1f4b3e97;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hb=6bca4ca307d55b6dc888e56cee47aebcddbce786;hpb=7fd70fa738b636089bcc6c961aa3eaa02f20dda2 diff --git a/docs/manpages/tdbbackup.8 b/docs/manpages/tdbbackup.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bab9538 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manpages/tdbbackup.8 @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +.\"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" +.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\&. +