Novell GROUPWISE 7 - DATABASES Manual page 15

Maintaining User/Resource and
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Message Databases
It is sometimes necessary to perform maintenance tasks on user and resource databases
(userxxx.db) and message databases (msgnnn.db). The frequency depends on the reliability of
your network and your own experience of how often problems are likely to occur. The following
tasks help you maintain the integrity of your user and message databases.
Section 27.1, "Analyzing and Fixing User and Message Databases," on page 385
Section 27.2, "Performing a Structural Rebuild of a User Database," on page 387
Section 27.3, "Re-creating a User Database," on page 388
NOTE: Unfortunately, damage to databases cannot be prevented. A power outage can occur in the
middle of a write to a database. A hard drive can fail. However, the GroupWise
damaged databases are very effective and should be able to resolve most damage to GroupWise
databases.
To further protect your GroupWise users against loss of mailbox contents, see
Up GroupWise Databases," on page 407
Backup," on page 411.
To ensure that the same information exists for users and messages throughout your GroupWise
system, see Section 29.1, "Synchronizing Individual Users or Resources," on page
27.1 Analyzing and Fixing User and Message
Databases
The Analyze/Fix option of Mailbox/Library Maintenance looks for problems and errors in user and
resource databases (userxxx.db) and/or message databases (msgnnn.db) and then fixes them if
you select the Fix Problems option. You can analyze databases individually or you can analyze all
user, resource, and/or message databases in one or more post offices.
To analyze and repair user, resource, and/or message databases:
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1 In ConsoleOne , browse to and select one or more User or Resource objects to check
individual users or resources.
or
Browse to and select one or more Post Office objects to select all user and/or message
databases in the post office.
2 Click Tools > GroupWise Utilities > Mailbox/Library Maintenance.
and Chapter 32, "Restoring GroupWise Databases from
Maintaining User/Resource and Message Databases
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tools for repairing
Chapter 31, "Backing
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