ndsrestore(1Mnws)

ndsrestore -- restore NetWare server master replicas

Synopsis

tfadmin ndsrestore -i filename [-G tty] [-M message] [-v]

Description

Use ndsrestore on the UnixWare command line to restore the master replicas on a NetWare server that were backed up with ndsbackup(1Mnws).

You should use this utility only as a last resort for restoring master replicas. Keep sufficient backup copies of your master replicas on other servers so you need to use this utility only as a disaster-recovery tool.

Note that you can change a non-master replica into a master and then create a replica on the system. For more information, see ``Changing a replica's type''.

Options

-i filename: Restore all the master replicas to the server from the file or device specified with filename.
-G tty: Specify where to display prompts that all the data on the media cartridge has been restored and a new one needs to be inserted. Uses a default message unless you use the -M option.
-M message: Specify a customized message to be displayed when the media cartridge has been restored. This message appears in the window from which you ran ndsrestore unless you specify another location with the -G option.
-v: Print out the objects that are backed up (verbose).

Usage

This command does not restore all NetWare Directory Services (NDS) information. For example, it does not restore the following:

system, schema, bindery, and external reference partitions
read/write and read only replicas
the entire directory tree (unless it resides on the NetWare server as master replicas)