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If dblines finds any errors related to queue corruption, call Avid for assistance.
dboriginal
dboriginal [-a] <pathname>
Removes all old versions of stories in a queue to the freelist, so use it only on queues where
you do not need to retain these old versions. For instance, to remove the old story versions in
ARCHIVE.MARCH, type:
dboriginal archive.march
Use the dboriginal command to reclaim space when the system is low on space.
The dboriginal command will print diagnostics, indicating how many stories were examined
and how many old versions were removed. The command removes old versions for unshared
stories—those with a link count of 1—in a queue. The option, -a, allows the command to
remove old versions from all stories (shared and unshared).
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The dboriginal command can also be used to remove old versions from stories in a queue
that has the save none attribute. When stories are moved to or copied to a queue, all old
versions are retained even if the queue has this attribute; only when a story is edited are the
old versions removed.
As indicated by the pound sign (#) in the prompt, you must be in superuser mode to execute
commands. Also, you must use 24-hour military time.
It should only be necessary to run this command once or twice a year. Below is an example
of using the at command to execute a dboriginal command at a specified schedule and
directing it to a specified area (archive).
NRCS-A# at 11:10
/exc/dboriginal archive
<Ctrl+D>
job 1001340809.a at Sat Jul 10 11:10:00 2004
NRCS-A#
dbpurge
(Superuser conditional)
dbpurge <path> [- h | l | f] [<interval>]
dbpurge purges the database to regain space.