1TDBBACKUP(8)              System Administration tools             TDBBACKUP(8)
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NAME

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

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

13       This tool is part of the samba(1) suite.
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15       tdbbackup is a tool that may be used to backup samba .tdb files. This
16       tool may also be used to verify the integrity of the .tdb files prior
17       to samba startup or during normal operation. If it finds file damage
18       and it finds a prior backup the backup file will be restored.
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OPTIONS

21       -h
22           Get help information.
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24       -s suffix
25           The -s option allows the adminisistrator to specify a file backup
26           extension. This way it is possible to keep a history of tdb backup
27           files by using a new suffix for each backup.
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29       -v
30           The -v will check the database for damages (currupt data) which if
31           detected causes the backup to be restored.
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COMMANDS

34       GENERAL INFORMATION
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36       The tdbbackup utility can safely be run at any time. It was designed so
37       that it can be used at any time to validate the integrity of tdb files,
38       even during Samba operation. Typical usage for the command will be:
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40       tdbbackup [-s suffix] *.tdb
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42       Before restarting samba the following command may be run to validate
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45       tdbbackup -v [-s suffix] *.tdb
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47       Samba .tdb files are stored in various locations, be sure to run backup
48       all .tdb file on the system. Important files includes:
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50       ·    secrets.tdb - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private
51           directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba.
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53       ·    passdb.tdb - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private
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56       ·    *.tdb located in the /usr/local/samba/var directory or on some
57           systems in the /var/cache or /var/lib/samba directories.
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VERSION

60       This man page is correct for version 3 of the Samba suite.
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AUTHOR

63       The original Samba software and related utilities were created by
64       Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open
65       Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.
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67       The tdbbackup man page was written by John H Terpstra.
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71Samba 3.6                         02/24/2010                      TDBBACKUP(8)
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