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| 4 | .\" Date: 02/22/2010
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| 5 | .\" Manual: System Administration tools
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| 6 | .\" Source: Samba 3.3
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| 9 | .TH "TDBBACKUP" "8" "02/22/2010" "Samba 3\&.3" "System Administration tools"
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| 167 | .\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
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| 169 | .SH "Name"
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| 170 | tdbbackup \- tool for backing up and for validating the integrity of samba \&.tdb files
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| 171 | .SH "Synopsis"
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| 172 | .fam C
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| 173 | .HP \w'\ 'u
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| 174 | \FCtdbbackup\F[] [\-s\ suffix] [\-v] [\-h]
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| 175 | .fam
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| 176 | .SH "DESCRIPTION"
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| 177 | .PP
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| 178 | This tool is part of the
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| 179 | \fBsamba\fR(1)
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| 180 | suite\&.
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| 181 | .PP
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| 182 | \FCtdbbackup\F[]
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| 183 | 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\&.
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| 184 | .SH "OPTIONS"
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| 185 | .PP
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| 186 | \-h
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| 187 | .RS 4
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| 188 | Get help information\&.
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| 189 | .RE
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| 190 | .PP
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| 191 | \-s suffix
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| 192 | .RS 4
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| 193 | The
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| 194 | \FC\-s\F[]
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| 195 | 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\&.
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| 196 | .RE
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| 200 | The
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| 202 | will check the database for damages (currupt data) which if detected causes the backup to be restored\&.
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| 203 | .RE
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| 204 | .SH "COMMANDS"
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| 205 | .PP
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| 206 | \fIGENERAL INFORMATION\fR
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| 207 | .PP
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| 208 | The
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| 209 | \FCtdbbackup\F[]
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| 210 | 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:
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| 211 | .PP
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| 212 | tdbbackup [\-s suffix] *\&.tdb
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| 213 | .PP
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| 214 | Before restarting samba the following command may be run to validate \&.tdb files:
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| 215 | .PP
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| 216 | tdbbackup \-v [\-s suffix] *\&.tdb
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| 217 | .PP
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| 218 | Samba \&.tdb files are stored in various locations, be sure to run backup all \&.tdb file on the system\&. Important files includes:
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| 219 | .sp
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| 226 | .IP \(bu 2.3
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| 229 | \FCsecrets\&.tdb\F[]
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| 230 | \- usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba\&.
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| 242 | \FCpassdb\&.tdb\F[]
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| 243 | \- usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba\&.
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| 244 | .RE
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| 255 | \FC*\&.tdb\F[]
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| 256 | located in the /usr/local/samba/var directory or on some systems in the /var/cache or /var/lib/samba directories\&.
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| 257 | .SH "VERSION"
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| 258 | .PP
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| 259 | This man page is correct for version 3 of the Samba suite\&.
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| 260 | .SH "AUTHOR"
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| 261 | .PP
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| 262 | 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\&.
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| 263 | .PP
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| 264 | The tdbbackup man page was written by John H Terpstra\&.
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