---
name: "verify-db.pl"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "389-ds-base"
version: "1.3.5.17-2"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/verify-db.pl"
---

# verify-db.pl(8)

Directory Server perl script for verifying the database.

## NAME

verify-db.pl - Directory Server perl script for verifying the database.

## SYNOPSIS

verify-db.pl \[-Z serverID\] \[ -a path \] \[-h\]

## DESCRIPTION

Verifies the backend database files. If the server crashes because of a corrupted database, this script can be used to verify the integrity of the different database files to help isolate any problems.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below:

- **-Z *Server Identifier***

  The server ID of the Directory Server instance.  If there is only  one instance on the system, this option can be skipped.

- **-a *path***

  Gives the path to the database directory. If this option is not passed with the verify-db.pl command, then it uses the default database directory, /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance\_name/db.

- **-h**

  Display usage

## EXAMPLE

- verify-db.pl -Z instance2 -a /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-instance2/db

  ## DIAGNOSTICS

Exit status is zero if no errors occur.  Errors result in a  non-zero exit status and a diagnostic message being written  to standard error.

## AUTHOR

verify-db.pl was written by the 389 Project.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/new\_issue

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2017 Red Hat, Inc.