SYNOPSYS

       ovdb_init ["-u"|"-r"]

DESCRIPTION

       This command must be run before any other process can access the over-
       view database.  It performs the following steps:

       1   Creates the database environment, if necessary

       2   If the database is idle (and if the "-u" option is not specified),
           it performs a normal recovery.  The recovery will remove stale
           locks, recreate the memory pool cache, and repair any damage caused
           by a system crash or improper shutdown.

       3   If the "-u" option is specified, it performs any necessary upgrades
           to the database.  See the UPGRADING section below.

       4   Starts the DB housekeeping processes (ovdb_monitor) if they're not
           already running. (Unless the "-r" option is specified).

       5   Starts the ovdb readserver (ovdb_server) processes if "readserver"
           in ovdb.conf is "true", and if they're not already running. (Unless
           the "-r" option is specified).

       Returns exit status of 0 if all steps were completed successfully.  In
       the event of an error, messages are written to syslog and/or stderr.

       If a recovery was attempted but it failed, the database may be damaged
       beyond repair, requiring a rebuild with makehistory(8).

       This command is normally invoked automatically by rc.news(8).

       It is OK to run this command multiple times.

OPTIONS

       "-r"
           Perform recovery only.  "ovdb_monitor" is not started.

       "-u"
           Perform any needed upgrades.  Recovery is not attempted.
           "ovdb_monitor" is started if the upgrade succeeded.

UPGRADING

       There are two situations in which the database will need to be
       upgraded:

       o   You upgrade the BerkeleyDB library to a newer version, for example
           from 2.7.7 to 3.1.17.  In this case, the BerkeleyDB db->upgrade()
           method is used.

       o   You upgrade ovdb to a newer major version; i.e., ovdb-1.0 to
           ovdb-2.0.

       3   Do a "make"

       4   Shut down INN (e.g., with "rc.news stop").  Be sure to kill all
           nnrpds as well.

       5   Do a "make update" to install the new binaries.

       6   Run "ovdb_init -u" as the news user.

       7   Start INN with "rc.news"

       It is OK to specify "-u" even if no upgrades are needed.

HISTORY

       Written by Heath Kehoe <hakehoe@avalon.net> for InterNetNews.

SEE ALSO

       ovdb(5), makehistory(8)



INN 2.4.0                         2002-02-02                      OVDB_INIT(8)