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.IX Title "OVDB_INIT 8"
.TH OVDB_INIT 8 "2023-09-06" "INN 2.7.1" "InterNetNews Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
ovdb_init \- Prepare ovdb database for use
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
\&\fBovdb_init\fR [\fB\-r\fR|\fB\-u\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
This command must be run before any other process can access the
overview database.  \fBovdb_init\fR is normally invoked automatically by
\&\fBrc.news\fR when starting the news system.
.PP
\&\fBovdb_init\fR performs the following steps:
.IP "1." 4
Creates the database environment, if necessary.
.IP "2." 4
If the database is idle (and if the \fB\-u\fR option is not specified),
it performs a normal recovery.  The recovery will remove stale locks,
recreate the memory pool cache, and repair any damage caused by a system
crash or improper shutdown.
.IP "3." 4
If the \fB\-u\fR option is specified, it performs any necessary upgrades
to the database.  See the \*(L"\s-1UPGRADING\*(R"\s0 section below.
.IP "4." 4
Starts the database housekeeping processes (\fBovdb_monitor\fR) if they are
not already running.  (Unless the \fB\-r\fR option is specified.)
.IP "5." 4
Starts the ovdb readserver processes (\fBovdb_server\fR) if \fIreadserver\fR
in \fIovdb.conf\fR is true, and if they are not already running.  (Unless
the \fB\-r\fR option is specified.)
.PP
Returns exit status of \f(CW0\fR if all steps were completed successfully.
In the event of an error, messages are written to syslog and/or stderr.
.PP
If a recovery was attempted but failed, the database may be
damaged beyond repair, requiring a rebuild with \fBmakehistory\fR.
.PP
This command can be run multiple times.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
.IP "\fB\-r\fR" 4
.IX Item "-r"
Perform recovery only.  \fBovdb_monitor\fR is not started.
.IP "\fB\-u\fR" 4
.IX Item "-u"
Perform any needed upgrades.  Recovery is not attempted.
\&\fBovdb_monitor\fR is started if the upgrade succeeded.
.Sp
This option can be used even if no upgrades are needed.
.SH "UPGRADING"
.IX Header "UPGRADING"
There are two situations in which the database will need to be
upgraded:
.IP "\(bu" 4
You upgrade the Berkeley\ \s-1DB\s0 library to a newer version, for example
from 2.7.7 to 3.1.17.  In this case, the Berkeley\ \s-1DB\s0 \f(CW\*(C`db\->upgrade()\*(C'\fR
method is used.
.IP "\(bu" 4
You upgrade ovdb to a newer major version; i.e., ovdb\-1.0 (shipped with
\&\s-1INN\s0\ 2.3.0 up to \s-1INN\s0\ 2.3.5) to ovdb\-2.0 (since \s-1INN\s0\ 2.4.0).
.PP
In both of these cases, the database is upgraded in-place; and the
upgrade cannot be undone.  Do not interrupt the upgrade process once
it has started, because there is a risk of irreparable corruption.
The upgrade may take several minutes to complete.
If an upgrade does get interrupted, try running the upgrade again.
.PP
Here's an example procedure to upgrade a database created with
Berkeley\ \s-1DB\s0\ 2.7.7 to use Berkeley\ \s-1DB\s0\ 3.1.17:
.IP "1." 4
Build and install the Berkeley\ \s-1DB\s0\ 3.1.17 version;
.IP "2." 4
Run \fBconfigure\fR in the \s-1INN\s0 source tree and make sure it picks up the
right Berkeley\ \s-1DB\s0 directory (e.g., \fI/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.3.1\fR);
.IP "3." 4
Do a \f(CW\*(C`make\*(C'\fR;
.IP "4." 4
Shut down \s-1INN\s0 (e.g., with \f(CW\*(C`rc.news stop\*(C'\fR) and be sure to kill all
instances of \fBnnrpd\fR as well;
.IP "5." 4
Do a \f(CW\*(C`make update\*(C'\fR to install the new binaries;
.IP "6." 4
Run \f(CW\*(C`ovdb_init \-u\*(C'\fR as the news user;
.IP "7." 4
Start \s-1INN\s0 with the \f(CW\*(C`rc.news\*(C'\fR command.
.SH "HISTORY"
.IX Header "HISTORY"
Written by Heath Kehoe <hakehoe@avalon.net> for InterNetNews.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fBovdb\fR\|(5), \fBmakehistory\fR\|(8), \fBrc.news\fR\|(8).