NAME

       prdb_check - Checks the integrity of the Protection Database

SYNOPSIS

       prdb_check -database <ptdb file> [-uheader] [-pheader]
           [-entries] [-verbose] [-help]

       prdb_check -d <ptdb file> [-u] [-p] [-e] [-v] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

       The prdb_check command checks the integrity of the Protection Database, reporting any errors or
       corruption it finds. If there are problems, do not issue any pts commands until the database is repaired.

CAUTIONS

       The results can be unpredictable if the Protection Server makes changes to the Protection Database while
       this command is running. Use the bos shutdown command to shutdown the local ptserver process before
       running this command, or before creating a second copy of the prdb.DB0 file (with a different name) on
       which to run the command.

OPTIONS

       -database <ptdb file>
           Names the Protection Database (copy of the prdb.DB0 file) to check. If the current working directory
           is not the location of the file, provide a pathname, either full or relative to the current working
           directory.

       -uheader
           Displays information which Ubik maintains in the database's header.

       -pheader
           Displays information which the Protection Server maintains in the database's header.

       -entries
           Outputs every entry in the database. Some of the information is similar to that returned by the pts
           examine command.

       -verbose
           Reports additional information about the database, including the number of entries in the database
           and a trace of the internal database structures the command is verifying.

       -help
           Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

OUTPUT

       If there are errors in the database, the output always reports them on the standard error stream. If any
       options other than -database or -help are provided, the output written to the standard output stream
       includes additional information as described for each option in "OPTIONS".  The output is intended for
       debugging purposes and is meaningful to someone familiar with the internal structure of the Protection
       Database.

PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

       The issuer must be logged in as the local superuser "root".

SEE ALSO

       prdb.DB0(5), bos_shutdown(8), pts_examine(1), ptserver(8)

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