.\"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\&. Imporatant 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\&.