ovdb_recover - Perform recovery on the ovdb database, if
needed
SYNOPSYS
ovdb_recover [-f]
DESCRIPTION
Attempts to open the ovdb database, and if the database
needs recovery, it attempts to perform the recovery. Sim
ilar in function to the BerkeleyDB db_recover command.
Specify the `-f' option to force a recovery, even if the
database appears to not need it. It is not an error to
perform a recovery operation on a clean database. How
ever, do not run `ovdb_recover -f' while the database is
in use by any other processes.
Returns exit status of 0 if the database did not need
recovery or if recovery succeeded, and returns exit status
1 if recovery failed. In the latter case, the database
may be damaged beyond repair, requiring a rebuild with
makehistory(8).
This command is normally called automatically by
rc.news(8).
HISTORY
Written by Heath Kehoe <hakehoe@avalon.net> for InterNet
News.
SEE ALSO
ovdb(5), makehistory(8)
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