Maintenance Commands samcheck(1m)
NAME
samcheck - checks, repairs, or dumps the PC NetLink account
database.
SYNOPSIS
samcheck -s | -r [ -v ] [-I instance ]
samcheck -c | -a | -b | -l [ -v ] [ -F filename ] [-I instance ]
OPTIONS
-s
Checks the current account database.
-r
Checks and repairs the current account database.
-v
Verbose.
-c
Dumps the change log.
-a
Dumps the account file.
-b
Dumps the Builtin file
-l
Dumps the lsa file.
-F
Uses the filename specified rather than the default file.
-I instance
Specifies the PCNL instance name or number. In a multi-
instance environment instance may be specified either on the
command line or by the environment variable PCNL_INSTANCE.
If there is only one instance configured, it is not neces-
sary to specify this argument.
EXAMPLES
To dump the PC NetLink account file, type the following com-
mand at the UNIX system console:
samcheck -a
To dump the PC NetLink account file including its internal
control structures, type the following command at the UNIX
system console:
samcheck -a -v
To dump a copy of the PC NetLink account file found in
/tmp/pier3_dom, type the following command at the UNIX
system console:
samcheck -a -F /tmp/pier3_dom
NOTES
You must stop the server if you use the -s or -r options.
If the account database on a backup domain controller is
reported as corrupt, use the joindomain command to re-
initialize it.