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TDBBACKUP(8)                                                                                    TDBBACKUP(8)



NAME
       tdbbackup - tool for backing up and for validating the integrity of samba .tdb files

SYNOPSIS
       tdbbackup [-s suffix] [-v] [-h]

DESCRIPTION
       This tool is part of the samba(1) suite.

       tdbbackup 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.

OPTIONS
       -h
          Get help information.

       -s suffix
          The -s option allows the adminisistrator to specify a file backup extension. This way it is possi-ble possible
          ble to keep a history of tdb backup files by using a new suffix for each backup.

       -v
          The -v will check the database for damages (currupt data) which if detected causes the  backup  to
          be restored.

COMMANDS
       GENERAL INFORMATION

       The  tdbbackup  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  com-mand command
       mand will be:

       tdbbackup [-s suffix] *.tdb

       Before restarting samba the following command may be run to validate .tdb files:

       tdbbackup -v [-s suffix] *.tdb

       Samba  .tdb files are stored in various locations, be sure to run backup all .tdb file on the system.
       Important files includes:

          secrets.tdb - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private directory, or on some systems  in
          /etc/samba.

           passdb.tdb  - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private directory, or on some systems in
          /etc/samba.

          *.tdb located in the /usr/local/samba/var directory or on  some  systems  in  the  /var/cache  or
          /var/lib/samba directories.

VERSION
       This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba suite.

AUTHOR
       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  devel-oped. developed.
       oped.

       The tdbbackup man page was written by John H Terpstra.




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