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CTL_CYRUSDB(8)                                                                                CTL_CYRUSDB(8)



NAME
       ctl_cyrusdb - perform operations common to all Cyrus databases

SYNOPSIS
       ctl_cyrusdb [ -C config-file ] -r [ -x ]
       ctl_cyrusdb [ -C config-file ] -c

DESCRIPTION
       Ctl_cyrusdb is used to perform various administrative operations on the Cyrus databases.

       Ctl_cyrusdb  reads its configuration options out of the imapd.conf(5) file unless specified otherwise
       by -C.  The configdirectory option is used to determine the default location of the Cyrus  databases.

OPTIONS
       -C config-file
              Read configuration options from config-file.

       -r     Recover  the databases after an application or system failure.  Also performs database cleanup
              like removing mailbox reservations (and any associated mailbox files).

       -x     Used with -r to recover the database only.  (Prevents database cleanup).

       -c     Checkpoint and archive the databases.  Changes to the database which  are  part  of  committed
              transactions  are  written  to disk.  Also, a hot backup of the databases is made and inactive
              log files are removed.

FILES
       /etc/imapd.conf

SEE ALSO
       imapd.conf(5), master(8)



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