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| 2 | .\" Title: tdbbackup
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| 3 | .\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR" section]
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| 4 | .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.76.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
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| 5 | .\" Date: 09/18/2013
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| 6 | .\" Manual: System Administration tools
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| 7 | .\" Source: Samba 3.6
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| 8 | .\" Language: English
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| 10 | .TH "TDBBACKUP" "8" "09/18/2013" "Samba 3\&.6" "System Administration tools"
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| 28 | .\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
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| 30 | .SH "NAME"
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| 31 | tdbbackup \- tool for backing up and for validating the integrity of samba \&.tdb files
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| 32 | .SH "SYNOPSIS"
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| 33 | .HP \w'\ 'u
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| 34 | tdbbackup [\-s\ suffix] [\-v] [\-h]
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| 35 | .SH "DESCRIPTION"
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| 36 | .PP
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| 37 | This tool is part of the
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| 38 | \fBsamba\fR(1)
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| 39 | suite\&.
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| 40 | .PP
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| 41 | tdbbackup
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| 42 | 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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| 43 | .SH "OPTIONS"
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| 44 | .PP
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| 45 | \-h
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| 46 | .RS 4
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| 47 | Get help information\&.
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| 48 | .RE
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| 49 | .PP
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| 50 | \-s suffix
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| 51 | .RS 4
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| 52 | The
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| 53 | \-s
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| 54 | option allows the administrator 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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| 55 | .RE
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| 56 | .PP
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| 57 | \-v
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| 58 | .RS 4
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| 59 | The
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| 60 | \-v
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| 61 | will check the database for damages (corrupt data) which if detected causes the backup to be restored\&.
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| 62 | .RE
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| 63 | .SH "COMMANDS"
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| 64 | .PP
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| 65 | \fIGENERAL INFORMATION\fR
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| 66 | .PP
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| 67 | The
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| 68 | tdbbackup
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| 69 | 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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| 70 | .PP
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| 71 | tdbbackup [\-s suffix] *\&.tdb
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| 72 | .PP
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| 73 | Before restarting samba the following command may be run to validate \&.tdb files:
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| 74 | .PP
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| 75 | tdbbackup \-v [\-s suffix] *\&.tdb
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| 76 | .PP
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| 77 | 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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| 78 | .sp
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| 79 | .RS 4
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| 80 | .ie n \{\
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| 81 | \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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| 82 | .\}
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| 83 | .el \{\
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| 84 | .sp -1
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| 85 | .IP \(bu 2.3
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| 86 | .\}
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| 87 |
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| 88 | secrets\&.tdb
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| 89 | \- usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba\&.
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| 90 | .RE
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| 91 | .sp
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| 94 | \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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| 99 | .\}
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| 100 |
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| 101 | passdb\&.tdb
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| 102 | \- usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba\&.
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| 103 | .RE
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| 104 | .sp
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| 107 | \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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| 112 | .\}
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| 113 |
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| 114 | *\&.tdb
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| 115 | 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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| 116 | .RE
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| 117 | .SH "VERSION"
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| 118 | .PP
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| 119 | This man page is correct for version 3 of the Samba suite\&.
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| 120 | .SH "AUTHOR"
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| 121 | .PP
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| 122 | 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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| 123 | .PP
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| 124 | The tdbbackup man page was written by John H Terpstra\&.
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