lib/ntdb/man/ntdbbackup.8.xml

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   3 <refentry id="ntdbbackup.8">
   4
   5 <refmeta>
   6         <refentrytitle>ntdbbackup</refentrytitle>
   7         <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
   8         <refmiscinfo class="source">Samba</refmiscinfo>
   9         <refmiscinfo class="manual">System Administration tools</refmiscinfo>
  10         <refmiscinfo class="version">4.1</refmiscinfo>
  11 </refmeta>
  12
  13
  14 <refnamediv>
  15         <refname>ntdbbackup</refname>
  16         <refpurpose>tool for backing up and for validating the integrity of samba .ntdb files</refpurpose>
  17 </refnamediv>
  18
  19 <refsynopsisdiv>
  20         <cmdsynopsis>
  21                 <command>ntdbbackup</command>
  22                 <arg choice="opt">-s suffix</arg>
  23                 <arg choice="opt">-v</arg>
  24                 <arg choice="opt">-h</arg>
  25         </cmdsynopsis>
  26 </refsynopsisdiv>
  27
  28 <refsect1>
  29         <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  30
  31         <para>This tool is part of the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle>
  32         <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para>
  33
  34         <para><command>ntdbbackup</command> is a tool that may be used to backup samba .ntdb
  35         files. This tool may also be used to verify the integrity of the .ntdb files prior
  36         to samba startup or during normal operation. If it finds file damage and it finds
  37         a prior backup the backup file will be restored.
  38         </para>
  39 </refsect1>
  40
  41
  42 <refsect1>
  43         <title>OPTIONS</title>
  44
  45         <variablelist>
  46
  47                 <varlistentry>
  48                 <term>-h</term>
  49                 <listitem><para>
  50                 Get help information.
  51                 </para></listitem>
  52                 </varlistentry>
  53
  54                 <varlistentry>
  55                 <term>-s suffix</term>
  56                 <listitem><para>
  57                 The <command>-s</command> option allows the administrator to specify a file
  58                 backup extension. This way it is possible to keep a history of ntdb backup
  59                 files by using a new suffix for each backup.
  60                 </para> </listitem>
  61                 </varlistentry>
  62
  63                 <varlistentry>
  64                 <term>-v</term>
  65                 <listitem><para>
  66                 The <command>-v</command> will check the database for damages (corrupt data)
  67                 which if detected causes the backup to be restored.
  68                 </para></listitem>
  69                 </varlistentry>
  70
  71         </variablelist>
  72 </refsect1>
  73
  74
  75 <refsect1>
  76         <title>COMMANDS</title>
  77
  78         <para><emphasis>GENERAL INFORMATION</emphasis></para>
  79
  80         <para>
  81         The <command>ntdbbackup</command> utility can safely be run at any time. It was designed so
  82         that it can be used at any time to validate the integrity of ntdb files, even during Samba
  83         operation. Typical usage for the command will be:
  84         </para>
  85
  86         <para>ntdbbackup [-s suffix] *.ntdb</para>
  87
  88         <para>
  89         Before restarting samba the following command may be run to validate .ntdb files:
  90         </para>
  91
  92         <para>ntdbbackup -v [-s suffix] *.ntdb</para>
  93
  94         <para>
  95         Note that Samba 4 can use .tdb files instead, so you should
  96         use <command>tdbbackup</command> on those files.
  97         </para>
  98
  99         <para>
 100         Samba .tdb and .ntdb files are stored in various locations, be sure to run backup all
 101         .(n)tdb files on the system. Important files includes:
 102         </para>
 103
 104         <itemizedlist>
 105                 <listitem><para>
 106                 <command>secrets.(n)tdb</command> - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private
 107                 directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba.
 108                 </para></listitem>
 109
 110                 <listitem><para>
 111                 <command>passdb.(n)tdb</command> - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private
 112                 directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba.
 113                 </para></listitem>
 114
 115                 <listitem><para>
 116                 <command>*.tdb</command> and <command>*.ntdb</command> located in the /usr/local/samba/var directory or on some
 117                 systems in the /var/cache or /var/lib/samba directories.
 118                 </para></listitem>
 119         </itemizedlist>
 120
 121 </refsect1>
 122
 123 <refsect1>
 124         <title>VERSION</title>
 125
 126         <para>This man page is correct for version 4 of the Samba suite.</para>
 127 </refsect1>
 128
 129 <refsect1>
 130         <title>SEE ALSO</title>
 131
 132     <para>
 133       tdbbackup(8), ntdbrestore(8)
 134     </para>
 135 </refsect1>
 136
 137 <refsect1>
 138         <title>AUTHOR</title>
 139
 140         <para>
 141         The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell.
 142         Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way
 143         the Linux kernel is developed.
 144         </para>
 145
 146         <para>The ntdbbackup man page was written by Rusty Russell,
 147         based on the tdbbackup man page by John H Terpstra.</para>
 148 </refsect1>
 149
 150 </refentry>