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| 20 | .TH "TDBBACKUP" 8 "" "" ""
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| 21 | .SH NAME
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| 22 | tdbbackup \- tool for backing up and for validating the integrity of samba .tdb files
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| 23 | .SH "SYNOPSIS"
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| 27 | \fBtdbbackup\fR [\-s\ suffix] [\-v] [\-h]
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| 31 | .SH "DESCRIPTION"
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| 32 |
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| 33 | .PP
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| 34 | This tool is part of the \fBsamba\fR(1) suite\&.
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| 36 | .PP
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| 37 | \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\&.
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| 39 | .SH "OPTIONS"
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| 42 | \-h
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| 43 | Get help information\&.
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| 46 | \-s suffix
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| 47 | 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\&.
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| 50 | \-v
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| 51 | The \fB\-v\fR will check the database for damages (currupt data) which if detected causes the backup to be restored\&.
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| 53 | .SH "COMMANDS"
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| 56 | \fBGENERAL INFORMATION\fR
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| 59 | 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:
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| 61 | .PP
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| 62 | tdbbackup [\-s suffix] *\&.tdb
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| 64 | .PP
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| 65 | Before restarting samba the following command may be run to validate \&.tdb files:
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| 68 | tdbbackup \-v [\-s suffix] *\&.tdb
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| 71 | 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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| 75 | \fBsecrets\&.tdb\fR \- usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba\&.
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| 78 | \fBpassdb\&.tdb\fR \- usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba\&.
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| 80 | \(bu
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| 81 | \fB*\&.tdb\fR 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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| 82 | .LP
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| 84 | .SH "VERSION"
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| 86 | .PP
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| 87 | This man page is correct for version 3\&.0 of the Samba suite\&.
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| 89 | .SH "AUTHOR"
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| 91 | .PP
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| 92 | 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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| 94 | .PP
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| 95 | The tdbbackup man page was written by John H Terpstra\&.
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