redhat man page for ovdb_upgrade

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       The ovdb_upgrade command is be used to upgrade the ovdb database when migrating to a newer version of the BerkeleyDB library (in which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)