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* Updated the 'Managing the Rivendell Database with RDDbConfig' chapter of the Operations Guide. Signed-off-by: Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
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<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:id="chapter.rddbconfig">
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<title>Managing the Rivendell Database with RDDbConfig</title>
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<sect1 xml:id="sect.rddbconfig.overview">
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<title>Overview</title>
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<para>
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RDDbConfig is a GUI module that allows basic administration
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(creation, upgrading, backup and restoration) of a Rivendell database.
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</para>
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<para>
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When starting up RDDbConfig, you will be prompted to enter the 'root'
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password for the system.
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</para>
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<para>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata align="center" fileref="rddbconfig.login_dialog.png" width="60mm" depth="42mm"/>
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</imageobject>
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<caption>
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<para>The Root Login Dialog</para>
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</caption>
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</mediaobject>
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</para>
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<note>
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The appearance of the Root Login Dialog may vary depending on desktop
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environment in use!
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</note>
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<para>
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After entering the correct 'root' password, the main RDDbConfig
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window will be displayed.
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</para>
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<para>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata align="center" fileref="rddbconfig.rddbconfig_screenshot.png" width="50mm" depth="63mm"/>
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</imageobject>
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<caption>
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<para>The RDDbConfig Main Window</para>
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</caption>
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</mediaobject>
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 xml:id="sect.rddbconfig.creating_a_new_database">
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<title>Creating a New Database</title>
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A 'new' database --i.e. one that contains only default objects --
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can be generated by touching the <computeroutput>Create</computeroutput>
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button.
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<warning>
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Generating a new database will COMPLETELY OVERWRITE whatever
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database is currently loaded!
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</warning>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 xml:id="sect.rddbconfig.backing_up_the_database">
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<title>Backing Up the Database</title>
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<para>
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To make a backup copy of the database, touch the
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<computeroutput>Backup</computeroutput> button. You will
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be prompted with a dialog to allow you to choose a location to save
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the resulting backup.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 xml:id="sect.rddbconfig.restoring_the_database_from_a_backup">
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<title>Restoring the Database from a Backup</title>
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<para>
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To restore a previous backup, touch the
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<computeroutput>Restore</computeroutput> button. You will
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be prompted with a dialog to allow you to choose a location whence
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to load the back file.
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</para>
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<warning>
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Restoring a previous database will COMPLETELY OVERWRITE whatever
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database is currently loaded!
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</warning>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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