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diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/samba_downgrade_db.8.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/samba_downgrade_db.8.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7b0c822cf21 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs-xml/manpages/samba_downgrade_db.8.xml @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//Samba-Team//DTD DocBook V4.2-Based Variant V1.0//EN" "http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> +<refentry id="samba_downgrade_db.8"> + +<refmeta> + <refentrytitle>samba_downgrade_db</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo class="source">Samba</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="manual">User Commands</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="version">&doc.version;</refmiscinfo> +</refmeta> + + +<refnamediv> + <refname>samba_downgrade_db</refname> + <refpurpose>Samba tool for downgrading AD databases + </refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>samba_downgrade_db</command> + <arg choice="opt">-H</arg> + <arg choice="opt">-s</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> +</refsynopsisdiv> + +<refsect1> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + <para>This tool is part of the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para> + + <para>The format of the Samba Active Directory (AD) database changed in + version 4.8 and 4.11. When downgrading a Samba AD Domain Controller (DC) + to a release that is older than either of these versions (e.g. 4.11 to + 4.10), the AD database must be manually downgraded + <emphasis>before</emphasis> the Samba packages can be safely downgraded. + </para> + + <para>This tool downgrades a Samba sam.ldb database from the format + used in version &doc.version; to that of version 4.7. The v4.7 database + format can safely be read by any version of Samba. If necessary, later + versions of Samba will repack and reconfigure a v4.7-format database when + the samba executable is first started.</para> + + <para>Note that all Samba services must be stopped on the DC before running + this tool. Once the tool has run, do not restart samba or modify the + database before the Samba software package has been downgraded. + </para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>OPTIONS</title> + + <variablelist> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-H [sam.ldb file]</term> + <listitem><para> + Link directly to a sam.ldb file instead of using path in system + smb.conf + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-s [smb.conf file]</term> + <listitem><para> + Link directly to smb.conf file instead of system default (usually + in /usr/local/samba/etc/smb.conf) + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>VERSION</title> + + <para>This man page is complete for version &doc.version; of the Samba + suite.</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>AUTHOR</title> + + <para>The original Samba software and related utilities + were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed + by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar + to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para> + + <para>The samba_downgrade_db tool was developed by the Samba team + at Catalyst IT Ltd.</para> +</refsect1> + +</refentry> |