verify-db.pl (8) - Linux Manuals

Command to display verify-db.pl manual in Linux: $ man 8 verify-db.pl

NAME

verify-db.pl - Directory Server perl script for verifying the database.

SYNOPSIS

verify-db.pl [-Z serverID] [ -a path ] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

Verifies the backend database files. If the server crashes because of a corrupted database, this script can be used to verify the integrity of the different database files to help isolate any problems.

OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below:

-Z Server Identifier: The server ID of the Directory Server instance. If there is only one instance on the system, this option can be skipped.
-a path: Gives the path to the database directory. If this option is not passed with the verify-db.pl command, then it uses the default database directory, /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance_name/db.
-h: Display usage

EXAMPLE

verify-db.pl -Z instance2 -a /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance2/db

DIAGNOSTICS

Exit status is zero if no errors occur. Errors result in a non-zero exit status and a diagnostic message being written to standard error.