DBWRAP_TOOL(1) System Administration tools DBWRAP_TOOL(1)
NAME
dbwrap_tool - low level TDB/CTDB manipulation tool using the dbwrap
interface
SYNOPSIS
dbwrap_tool [-?|--help] [--usage] [--persistent] [--non-persistent]
[-d|--debuglevel=DEBUGLEVEL] [--debug-stdout] [--configfile=CONFIGFILE]
[--option=name=value] [-l|--log-basename=LOGFILEBASE] [--leak-report]
[--leak-report-full] {<database>} {<operation>}
[<key> [<type> [<value>]]]
DESCRIPTION
This tool is part of the samba(7) suite.
The dbwrap_tool program is used to read and manipulate TDB/CTDB
databases using the dbwrap interface.
The following database operations are available:
• fetch: fetch a record
• store: create or modify a record
• delete: remove a record
• exists: test for existence of a record
• erase: remove all records
• listkeys: list all available records
• listwatchers: list processes, which are waiting for changes
in a record
The following types are available:
• int32: signed 32bit integer
• uint32: unsigned 32bit integer
• string: "hello world"
• hex: hex strings like "68656C6C6F20776F726C6400" ("hello
world")
OPTIONS
--persistent
Open the database as a persistent database.
Exactly one of --persistent and --non-persistent must be specified.
--non-persistent
Open the database as a non-persistent database.
Caveat: opening a database as non-persistent when there is currently
no other opener will wipe the database.
Exactly one of --persistent and --non-persistent must be specified.
-?|--help
Print a summary of command line options.
--usage
Display brief usage message.
-d|--debuglevel=level
level is an integer from 0 to 10. The default value if this
parameter is not specified is 1 for client applications.
The higher this value, the more detail will be logged to the log
files about the activities of the server. At level 0, only critical
errors and serious warnings will be logged. Level 1 is a reasonable
level for day-to-day running - it generates a small amount of
information about operations carried out.
Levels above 1 will generate considerable amounts of log data, and
should only be used when investigating a problem. Levels above 3 are
designed for use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of log
data, most of which is extremely cryptic.
Note that specifying this parameter here will override the log level
parameter in the /etc/samba/smb.conf file.
--debug-stdout
This will redirect debug output to STDOUT. By default all clients
are logging to STDERR.
--configfile=<configuration file>
The file specified contains the configuration details required by
the client. The information in this file can be general for client
and server or only provide client specific like options such as
client smb encrypt. See /etc/samba/smb.conf for more information.
The default configuration file name is determined at compile time.
--option=<name>=<value>
Set the smb.conf(5) option "<name>" to value "<value>" from the
command line. This overrides compiled-in defaults and options read
from the configuration file. If a name or a value includes a space,
wrap whole --option=name=value into quotes.
-l|--log-basename=logdirectory
Base directory name for log/debug files. The extension ".progname"
will be appended (e.g. log.smbclient, log.smbd, etc...). The log
file is never removed by the client.
--leak-report
Enable talloc leak reporting on exit.
--leak-report-full
Enable full talloc leak reporting on exit.
-V|--version
Prints the program version number.
COMMANDS
fetch
dbwrap_tool <database> fetch <key> <type>
store
dbwrap_tool <database> store <key> <type> <value>
delete
dbwrap_tool <database> delete <key>
exists
dbwrap_tool <database> exists <key>
erase
dbwrap_tool <database> erase
listkeys
dbwrap_tool <database> listkeys
listwatchers
dbwrap_tool <database> listwatchers
EXAMPLES
List all keys from winbindd_idmap.tdb
dbwrap_tool --persistent winbindd_idmap.tdb listkeys
Fetch record with key "USER HWM" as uint32
dbwrap_tool --persistent winbindd_idmap.tdb fetch "USER HWM" uint32
Remove record with key "USER HWM"
dbwrap_tool --persistent winbindd_idmap.tdb remove "USER HWM"
Store and overwrite record "USER HWM" with value 214
uint32: dbwrap_tool --persistent winbindd_idmap.tdb store "USER HWM"
uint32 214 hex: dbwrap_tool --persistent winbindd_idmap.tdb store
"USER HWM" hex D6000000
NOTES
Use with caution!
VERSION
This man page is part of version 4.22.11-Debian-4.22.11+dfsg-0+deb13u1
of the Samba suite.
SEE ALSO
smbd(8), samba(7)
AUTHOR
The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew
Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source
project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.
The dbwrap_tool manpage was written by Bjoern Baumbach.
Samba 4.22.11-Debian-4.22.11+d 07/28/2026 DBWRAP_TOOL(1)
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