TDBBACKUP(1M) System Administration tools TDBBACKUP(1M)NAMEtdbbackup - tool for backing up and for validating the integrity of
samba .tdb files
SYNOPSIStdbbackup [-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 possible 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 command 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 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 developed.
The tdbbackup man page was written by John H Terpstra.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │ SUNWsmbar, SUNWsmbac, SUNWsmbau │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │ External │
└────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────┘
NOTES
Source code for Samba is available in the SUNWsmbaS package.
Samba(7) delivers the set of four SMF(5) services as can be seen from
the following example:
$ svcs samba wins winbind swat
STATE STIME FMRI
disabled Apr_21 svc:/network/samba:default
disabled Apr_21 svc:/network/winbind:default
disabled Apr_21 svc:/network/wins:default
disabled Apr_21 svc:/network/swat:default
where the services are:
"samba"
runs the smbd daemon managing the CIFS sessions
"wins"
runs the nmbd daemon enabling the browsing (WINS)
"winbind"
runs the winbindd daemon making the domain idmap
"swat"
Samba Web Administration Tool is a service providing access to
browser-based Samba administration interface and on-line
documentation. The service runs on software loopback network
interface on port 901/tcp, i.e. opening "http://localhost:901/" in
browser will access the SWAT service on local machine.
Please note: SWAT uses HTTP Basic Authentication scheme where user name
and passwords are sent over the network in clear text. In the SWAT case
the user name is root. Transferring such sensitive data is advisable
only on the software loopback network interface or over secure
networks.
Samba 3.6 04/10/2012 TDBBACKUP(1M)
