1ASTDB2BDB(8)                                                      ASTDB2BDB(8)
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NAME

6       astdb2bdb - convert astdb back to Berkeley DB 1.86
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SYNOPSIS

9       cd astvarlibdir && astdb2bdb path/to/astdb.sqlite3
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DESCRIPTION

13       Up until version version 11, Asterisk used an old version of the Berke‐
14       ley DB 1.86 (bdb) to store its internal persistent database. In version
15       11  it  switched  to using a SQLIte 3 database. This program is used to
16       convert the newly-formatted SQLite 3 astdb back to bdb.
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18       You may need it in case of reverting an upgrade or other  similar  sce‐
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OPTIONS

23       There  is  a  single  (and required) parameter: the path the the sqlite
24       file.  The output file will be a file called astdb in the current work‐
25       ing directory.
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EXAMPLES

29       In  case  you  want to revert an upgrade to Asterisk 11, you can do the
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32         cd /var/lib/asterisk && astdb2bdb astdb.sqlite3 && rm astdb.sqlite3
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34       This will convert the newly-formatted astdb back to the old format, and
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NOTES

39       Berkeley  DB  1.86  is obsolete. It is incompatible with newer versions
40       (4.x and newer) that you may see around. Chances are you don't have the
41       tools to use it independently of Asterisk.
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SEE ALSO

45       astdb2sqlite3(8), asterisk(8)
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AUTHOR

49       astdb2bdb was written by Terry Wilson <twilson@digium.com>.
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51       This  manual  page  was  written  by  Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir.cohen@xor‐
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56Asterisk 11                    30 SEPTEMBER 2013                  ASTDB2BDB(8)