ovdb_upgrade(8) InterNetNews Documentation ovdb_upgrade(8)
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The ovdb_upgrade command is be used to upgrade the ovdb database when migrating to a newer version of the BerkeleyDB library (in which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)
3rd Berkeley Distribution INN 2.3 ovdb_upgrade(8)
