Novell GROUPWISE 8 - DATABASES Manual page 12

Figure 26-2
wpdomain.db
Delete creating.ddb.
wpdomain.db remains
unchanged.
Notify the administrator
that wpdomain.db
could not be rebuilt.
Restore wpdomain.db
from backup.
To rebuild a database:
1 All GroupWise agents that might access the database must be stopped during the rebuild, as
described in
2 If you are rebuilding a post office database, all users should exit and you should disable the post
office before the rebuild, as described in
3 Make sure you have sufficient disk space for the copy of the database that is created during the
rebuild process.
4 In ConsoleOne, browse to and select the Domain object or Post Office object where you want
to rebuild the database.
5 Click Tools > GroupWise Utilities > System Maintenance.
398 GroupWise 8 Administration Guide
The Database Rebuilding Process
Primary Domain
wpdomain.db
NO
creating.ddb
wpdomain.db
wpdomain.db
"Stopping the MTA" on page 665
creating.ddb
Copy records from the primary
domain wpdomain.db
into creating.ddb.
Successful? YES
creating.ddb
wpdomain.db
wpdomain.db
and "Stopping the POA" on page
Section 12.8, "Disabling a Post Office," on page
Delete wpdomain.db.
Rename creating.ddb
to wpdomain.db.
wpdomain.db has been
successfully rebuilt.
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