| 1 | <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>tdbbackup</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.68.1"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="refentry" lang="en"><a name="tdbbackup.8"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>tdbbackup — tool for backing up and for validating the integrity of samba .tdb files</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">tdbbackup</code> [-s suffix] [-v] [-h]</p></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id230784"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2><p>This tool is part of the <a href="samba.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">samba</span>(1)</span></a> suite.</p><p><span><strong class="command">tdbbackup</strong></span> is a tool that may be used to backup samba .tdb |
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| 2 | files. This tool may also be used to verify the integrity of the .tdb files prior |
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| 3 | to samba startup or during normal operation. If it finds file damage and it finds |
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| 4 | a prior backup the backup file will be restored. |
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| 5 | </p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id231138"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt><dd><p> |
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| 6 | Get help information. |
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| 7 | </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-s suffix</span></dt><dd><p> |
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| 8 | The <span><strong class="command">-s</strong></span> option allows the adminisistrator to specify a file |
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| 9 | backup extension. This way it is possible to keep a history of tdb backup |
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| 10 | files by using a new suffix for each backup. |
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| 11 | </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt><dd><p> |
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| 12 | The <span><strong class="command">-v</strong></span> will check the database for damages (currupt data) |
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| 13 | which if detected causes the backup to be restored. |
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| 14 | </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id231196"></a><h2>COMMANDS</h2><p><span class="emphasis"><em>GENERAL INFORMATION</em></span></p><p> |
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| 15 | The <span><strong class="command">tdbbackup</strong></span> utility can safely be run at any time. It was designed so |
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| 16 | that it can be used at any time to validate the integrity of tdb files, even during Samba |
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| 17 | operation. Typical usage for the command will be: |
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| 18 | </p><p>tdbbackup [-s suffix] *.tdb</p><p> |
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| 19 | Before restarting samba the following command may be run to validate .tdb files: |
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| 20 | </p><p>tdbbackup -v [-s suffix] *.tdb</p><p> |
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| 21 | Samba .tdb files are stored in various locations, be sure to run backup all |
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| 22 | .tdb file on the system. Important files includes: |
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| 23 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> |
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| 24 | <span><strong class="command">secrets.tdb</strong></span> - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private |
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| 25 | directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba. |
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| 26 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 27 | <span><strong class="command">passdb.tdb</strong></span> - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private |
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| 28 | directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba. |
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| 29 | </p></li><li><p> |
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| 30 | <span><strong class="command">*.tdb</strong></span> located in the /usr/local/samba/var directory or on some |
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| 31 | systems in the /var/cache or /var/lib/samba directories. |
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| 32 | </p></li></ul></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id231468"></a><h2>VERSION</h2><p>This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba suite.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id231478"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2><p> |
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| 33 | The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell. |
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| 34 | Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way |
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| 35 | the Linux kernel is developed. |
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| 36 | </p><p>The tdbbackup man page was written by John H Terpstra.</p></div></div></body></html> |
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