5,576
edits
Changes
From SME Server
Jump to navigationJump to search→db command tutorial
==db command tutorial==
The db command is unique to sme server. It is used to add settings to the various configuration databases which are then incorporated into the standard configuration files in /etc/.... via the template expansion process.
The db command is unique to sme server. It is used to add settings to the various configuration databases which are then incorporated into the standard configuration files in /etc/.... via the template expansion process.
/home/e-smith/db
/home/e-smith/db
Here are a few examples to demonstrate useage and syntax correlation
Here are a few examples to demonstrate usage and syntax correlation
db dbname show
db dbname show
Using real db names - for the database in /home/e-smith/db/configuration
Using real db names - for the database in /home/e-smith/db/configuration
db configuration show
db configuration show
db configuration show |more
db configuration show |more
db configuration keys
db configuration keys
db configuration show dansguardian
* An example for the imap service
db configuration getprop dansguardian status
[root@sme8dev64 ~]# db configuration show imap
imap=service
ConcurrencyLimit=400
ConcurrencyLimitPerIP=12
TCPPort=143
access=private
status=enabled
[root@sme8dev64 ~]# db configuration getprop imap status
which gives something like
which gives something like
enabled
enabled
db configuration getprop dansguardian portblocking
[root@sme8dev64 ~]# db configuration getprop dansguardian ConcurrencyLimitPerIP
which gives something like
which gives something like
12
You could also do
[root@sme8dev64 ~]# config show dansguardian
imap=service
ConcurrencyLimit=400
ConcurrencyLimitPerIP=12
TCPPort=143
access=private
status=enabled
Compare the above displayed actual element values of the db command with the syntax result from issuing the db command where each element or piece equates to:
Compare the above displayed actual element values of the db command with the syntax result from issuing the db command where each element or piece equates to:
db = command
db = command
configuration = '''database name'''
configuration = database name
show = part of a command
show = part of a command
keys = part of a command
keys = party of a command
imap = '''key'''
status = '''property'''
enabled = '''value'''
ConcurrencyLimitPerIP = '''property'''
status = property
12 = '''value'''
enabled = value
Apply the above "reasoning" to any database and the the syntax presented by issuing db then makes sense.
Apply the above "reasoning" to any database and the the syntax presented by issuing db then makes sense.
and subfolders and template fragments applicable to particular /etc/file.conf configuration files.
and subfolders and template fragments applicable to particular /etc/file.conf configuration files.
===show all available database===
To show a list of existing databases do
To show a list of existing databases do
cd /home/e-smith/db
cd /home/e-smith/db
ls -al
ls -al
which gives something like for offical databases
total 304
-rw-r----- 1 root admin 1921 f�vr. 18 2014 accounts
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 0 f�vr. 2 2013 backups
-rw-r----- 1 root admin 8816 nov. 4 19:38 configuration
-rw-r----- 1 root admin 361 f�vr. 2 2013 domains
-rw-r----- 1 root admin 816 f�vr. 7 2013 hosts
drwxr-x--- 2 root ldap 4096 f�vr. 22 2013 ldap
-rw-r----- 1 root admin 3098 f�vr. 2 2013 mailpatterns
drwxr-x--- 2 root root 4096 avril 27 2014 mysql
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 nov. 3 21:42 navigation
-rw-r----- 1 root admin 299 f�vr. 2 2013 networks
-rw-r----- 1 root admin 0 mars 11 2010 portforward_tcp
-rw-r----- 1 root admin 0 mars 11 2010 portforward_udp
-rw-r----- 1 root admin 271 f�vr. 2 2013 spamassassin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 201371 nov. 4 04:04 yum_available
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 37419 nov. 4 04:04 yum_installed
-rw-r----- 1 root admin 4459 f�vr. 18 2014 yum_repositories
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 70 nov. 4 04:04 yum_updates
To show the keys for the two main databases do:
To show the keys for the two main databases do:
Note after using the |more switch, press Enter to scroll down a line at a time, or press Space to scroll down a page at a time
Note after using the |more switch, press Enter to scroll down a line at a time, or press Space to scroll down a page at a time
===Create a db key===
the generic command is :
/sbin/e-smith/db dbfile set key type [prop1 val1] [prop2 val2] ...
dbfile : choose the database in /home/e-smith/db
key : the name of key
type : generally 'service' or configuration but it can be other things as webbapps or url or ...
If you want to create a keys called 'plop' in the configuration database with a type as 'configuration you can do like this
db configuration set plop configuration Name wordpress PublicAccess private status enabled DbName wordpress DbUser wordpress WpLang en
you can see the result
config show plop
or
db configuration show
plop=configuration
DbName=wordpress
DbUser=wordpress
Name=wordpress
PublicAccess=private
WpLang=en
status=enabled
===References===
===References===
