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-
-<refmeta>
- <refentrytitle>ntdbbackup</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
- <refmiscinfo class="source">Samba</refmiscinfo>
- <refmiscinfo class="manual">System Administration tools</refmiscinfo>
- <refmiscinfo class="version">4.1</refmiscinfo>
-</refmeta>
-
-
-<refnamediv>
- <refname>ntdbbackup</refname>
- <refpurpose>tool for backing up and for validating the integrity of samba .ntdb files</refpurpose>
-</refnamediv>
-
-<refsynopsisdiv>
- <cmdsynopsis>
- <command>ntdbbackup</command>
- <arg choice="opt">-s suffix</arg>
- <arg choice="opt">-v</arg>
- <arg choice="opt">-h</arg>
- </cmdsynopsis>
-</refsynopsisdiv>
-
-<refsect1>
- <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
-
- <para>This tool is part of the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para>
-
- <para><command>ntdbbackup</command> is a tool that may be used to backup samba .ntdb
- files. This tool may also be used to verify the integrity of the .ntdb 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.
- </para>
-</refsect1>
-
-
-<refsect1>
- <title>OPTIONS</title>
-
- <variablelist>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>-h</term>
- <listitem><para>
- Get help information.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>-s suffix</term>
- <listitem><para>
- The <command>-s</command> option allows the administrator to specify a file
- backup extension. This way it is possible to keep a history of ntdb backup
- files by using a new suffix for each backup.
- </para> </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term>-v</term>
- <listitem><para>
- The <command>-v</command> will check the database for damages (corrupt data)
- which if detected causes the backup to be restored.
- </para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- </variablelist>
-</refsect1>
-
-
-<refsect1>
- <title>COMMANDS</title>
-
- <para><emphasis>GENERAL INFORMATION</emphasis></para>
-
- <para>
- The <command>ntdbbackup</command> 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 ntdb files, even during Samba
- operation. Typical usage for the command will be:
- </para>
-
- <para>ntdbbackup [-s suffix] *.ntdb</para>
-
- <para>
- Before restarting samba the following command may be run to validate .ntdb files:
- </para>
-
- <para>ntdbbackup -v [-s suffix] *.ntdb</para>
-
- <para>
- Note that Samba 4 can use .tdb files instead, so you should
- use <command>tdbbackup</command> on those files.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Samba .tdb and .ntdb files are stored in various locations, be sure to run backup all
- .(n)tdb files on the system. Important files includes:
- </para>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>
- <command>secrets.(n)tdb</command> - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private
- directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- <command>passdb.(n)tdb</command> - usual location is in the /usr/local/samba/private
- directory, or on some systems in /etc/samba.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- <command>*.tdb</command> and <command>*.ntdb</command> located in the /usr/local/samba/var directory or on some
- systems in the /var/cache or /var/lib/samba directories.
- </para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-
-</refsect1>
-
-<refsect1>
- <title>VERSION</title>
-
- <para>This man page is correct for version 4 of the Samba suite.</para>
-</refsect1>
-
-<refsect1>
- <title>SEE ALSO</title>
-
- <para>
- tdbbackup(8), ntdbrestore(8)
- </para>
-</refsect1>
-
-<refsect1>
- <title>AUTHOR</title>
-
- <para>
- 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.
- </para>
-
- <para>The ntdbbackup man page was written by Rusty Russell,
- based on the tdbbackup man page by John H Terpstra.</para>
-</refsect1>
-
-</refentry>
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