1 .\"Generated by db2man.xsl. Don't modify this, modify the source.
10 .de Sp \" Vertical space (when we can't use .PP)
16 .ie \\n(.$>=3 .ne \\$3
20 .TH "TDBBACKUP" 8 "" "" ""
22 tdbbackup \- tool for backing up and for validating the integrity of samba .tdb files
26 \fBtdbbackup\fR [-s suffix] [-v] [-h]
32 This tool is part of the \fBSamba\fR(1) suite\&.
35 \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, in which case, if it find file damage and it finds a prior backup it will restore the backup file\&.
41 Get help information\&.
46 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\&.
51 The \fB-v\fR will check the database for damages (currupt data) which if detected causes the backup to be restored\&.
57 \fBGENERAL INFORMATION\fR
60 The \fBtdbbackup\fR 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:
63 tdbbackup [-s suffix] *\&.tdb
66 Before restarting samba the following command may be run to validate \&.tdb files:
69 tdbbackup -v [-s suffix] *\&.tdb
72 Samba \&.tdb files are stored in various locations, be sure to run backup all \&.tdb file on the system\&. Imporatant files includes:
76 \fBsecrets.tdb\fR - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba\&.
80 \fBpassdb.tdb\fR - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba\&.
84 \fB*.tdb\fR located in the /usr/local/samba/var directory or on some systems in the /var/cache or /var/lib/samba directories\&.
91 This man page is correct for version 3\&.0 of the Samba suite\&.
96 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\&.
99 The tdbbackup man page was written by John H Terpstra\&.