tdbbackup(8)

TDBBACKUP(8)          MAINTENANCE COMMANDS           TDBBACKUP(8)

NAME

     tdbbackup - tool for  backing  up  and  for  validating  the
     integrity of samba .tdb files

SYNOPSIS

     tdbbackup [-s suffix] [-v] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

     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  or  during  normal
     operation.  If  it  finds  file  damage and it finds a prior
     backup the backup file will be restored.

OPTIONS

     -h Get help information.

     -s suffix
        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.

     -v The -v will check the database for damages (currupt data)
        which if detected causes the backup to be restored.

COMMANDS

     GENERAL INFORMATION

     The tdbbackup 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:

     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. Important files
     includes:

     •

        secrets.tdb    -    usual    location    is    in     the
        /usr/local/samba/private directory, or on some systems in
        /etc/samba.

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     •

        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 direc-
        tories.

VERSION

     This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba suite.

AUTHOR

     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.

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