A.14 RAVVIEW (Linux)

The Rebuild and Verify View ( ravview) utility dumps specified rebuild or verify files in human-readable format.

A.14.1 Syntax

/opt/novell/nss/sbin/ravview
ravview [OPTION]... rtf filename
ravview [OPTION]... [NOPTION]... rtfn poolname
ravview [OPTION]... [VOPTION]... vbf filename
ravview [OPTION]... [NOPTION]... [VOPTION]... vbfn poolname

A.14.2 Arguments

The first program argument is the FILETYPE. This can be rtf, rtfn, vbf, or vbfn.

For rtf, the filename is a rebuild log file. RAVVIEW converts ZIDs in the filename into the file’s name. It also displays any messages that occurred during rebuild.

For rtfn, RAVVIEW uses the newest rebuild log in path for the specified poolname .

For vbn, the filename is a verify report file. RAVVIEW converts this into a human-readable form.

For vbfn, RAVVIEW uses the newest verify report in path for the specified poolname .

The second argument is the TARGET of the action. Replace poolname with the name of an NSS pool to be rebuilt or verified.

A.14.3 Options

Mandatory arguments for long options are mandatory for short options too.

OPTION

The following are general options available to actions related to rebuild or verify.

Option

Description

-h, --help

Displays help information and exits.

-V, --verbose=LEVEL

Controls the amount of output.

-v, --version

Displays version information and exits.

VOPTION

The following options are available for the verify action.

Option

Description

-a, --actions

Displays action information.

-H, --histograms

Display histograms.

-o, --object-details

Displays object details.

NOPTION

The following options are available for the newest action.

Option

Description

-P, --path=PATH

Specifies the path to RAV files.

Default: /var/opt/novell/log/nss/rav/

A.14.4 Example

ravview -V /var/opt/novell/log/nss/rav/ rtfn POOL1

In this command, RAVVIEW uses the newest rebuild log in the /var/opt/novell/log/nss/rav/ directory for POOL1.