ovdb_upgrade(8) - Linux man page

Name

ovdb_upgrade - Perform any needed upgrades on the ovdb database

Synopsys

ovdb_upgrade

Description

The ovdb_upgrade command is be used to upgrade the ovdb database when migrating to a newer version of the BerkeleyDB library (in which there is a change in BerkeleyDB's internal db format).

The upgrade is done in-place, and is not reversable.

Here is an example procedure to upgrade a database created with BerkeleyDB 2.x to use BerkeleyDB 3.x:

1

Install BerkeleyDB 3.x

2

Do a 'make clean' in the INN source tree

3

If BerkeleyDB 3.x is installed into a different path than the 2.x version, run configure again, specifying the new path. For example: './configure --with-berkeleydb=/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.3.x [... other options]'

4

Shut down INN (e.g., with 'rc.news stop'). Be sure to kill all nnrpds as well.

5

Do a 'make update' to build INN with the new BerkeleyDB version and install the new binaries.

6

Run 'ovdb_upgrade' as the news user.

7

Start INN with 'rc.news'

History

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

See Also

ovdb(5)