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ovdb_recover(8)


NAME

  ovdb_recover - Perform recovery on the ovdb database, if needed


SYNOPSYS

  ovdb_recover [-f]


DESCRIPTION

  Attempts to open the ovdb database, and if the database needs recovery, it
  attempts to perform the recovery.  Similar in function to the BerkeleyDB
  db_recover command.

  Specify the `-f' option to force a recovery, even if the database appears
  to not need it.  It is not an error to perform a recovery operation on a
  clean database.  However, do not run `ovdb_recover -f' while the database
  is in use by any other processes.

  Returns exit status of 0 if the database did not need recovery or if
  recovery succeeded, and returns exit status 1 if recovery failed.  In the
  latter case, the database may be damaged beyond repair, requiring a rebuild
  with makehistory(8).

  This command is normally called automatically by rc.news(8).


HISTORY

  Written by Heath Kehoe <hakehoe@avalon.net> for InterNetNews.


SEE ALSO

  ovdb(5), makehistory(8)

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