1CTL_CYRUSDB(8) System Manager's Manual CTL_CYRUSDB(8)
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6 ctl_cyrusdb - perform operations common to all Cyrus databases
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9 ctl_cyrusdb [ -C config-file ] -r [ -x ]
10 ctl_cyrusdb [ -C config-file ] -c
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13 Ctl_cyrusdb is used to perform various administrative operations on the
14 Cyrus databases.
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16 Ctl_cyrusdb reads its configuration options out of the imapd.conf(5)
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21 -C config-file
22 Read configuration options from config-file.
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24 -r Recover the databases after an application or system failure.
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28 -x Used with -r to recover the database only. (Prevents database
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31 -c Checkpoint and archive the databases. Changes to the database
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40 imapd.conf(5), cyrus-master(8)
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