.\"Generated by db2man.xsl. Don't modify this, modify the source.
.de Sh \" Subsection
.br
.if t .Sp
.ne 5
.PP
\fB\\$1\fR
.PP
..
.de Sp \" Vertical space (when we can't use .PP)
.if t .sp .5v
.if n .sp
..
.de Ip \" List item
.br
.ie \\n(.$>=3 .ne \\$3
.el .ne 3
.IP "\\$1" \\$2
..
.TH "TDBBACKUP" 8 "" "" ""
.SH NAME
tdbbackup \- tool for backing up and for validating the integrity of samba .tdb files
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.ad l
.hy 0
.HP 10
\fBtdbbackup\fR [\-s\ suffix] [\-v] [\-h]
.ad
.hy

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP
This tool is part of the \fBsamba\fR(1) suite\&.

.PP
\fBtdbbackup\fR 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\&.

.SH "OPTIONS"

.TP
\-h
Get help information\&.

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

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

.SH "COMMANDS"

.PP
\fBGENERAL INFORMATION\fR

.PP
The \fBtdbbackup\fR 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 command will be:

.PP
tdbbackup [\-s suffix] *\&.tdb

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

.PP
tdbbackup \-v [\-s suffix] *\&.tdb

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

.TP 3
\(bu
\fBsecrets\&.tdb\fR \- usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba\&.
.TP
\(bu
\fBpassdb\&.tdb\fR \- usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba\&.
.TP
\(bu
\fB*\&.tdb\fR located in the /usr/local/samba/var directory or on some systems in the /var/cache or /var/lib/samba directories\&.
.LP

.SH "VERSION"

.PP
This man page is correct for version 3\&.0 of the Samba suite\&.

.SH "AUTHOR"

.PP
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 developed\&.

.PP
The tdbbackup man page was written by John H Terpstra\&.