14.19. taler-exchange-dbinit(1)

14.19.1. Name

taler-exchange-dbinit - initialize Taler exchange database

14.19.2. Synopsis

taler-exchange-dbinit [-c FILENAME | –config=FILENAME] [-g | –gc] [-h | –help] [-L LOGLEVEL | –loglevel=LOGLEVEL] [-l FILENAME | –logfile=FILENAME] [-r | –reset] [-s | –shardunlock] [-v | –version]

14.19.3. Description

taler-exchange-dbinit is a command-line tool to initialize the Taler exchange database. It creates the necessary tables and indices for the Taler exchange to operate.

Its options are as follows:

-c FILENAME | –config=FILENAME
Use the configuration and other resources for the exchange to operate from FILENAME.
-g | –gc
Garbage collect database. Deletes all unnecessary data in the database.
-h | –help
Print short help on options.
-L LOGLEVEL | –loglevel=LOGLEVEL
Specifies the log level to use. Accepted values are: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR.
-l FILENAME | –logfile=FILENAME
Send logging output to FILENAME.
-r | –reset
Drop tables. Dangerous, will delete all existing data in the database before creating the tables.
-s | –shardunlock
Clears the (revolving) shards table. Needed to clear locks that may be held after a crash (of taler-exchange-aggregator or the operating system, say due to power outage) or if the AGGREGATOR_SHARD_SIZE option is changed in the configuration file.
-v | –version
Print version information.

14.19.4. See Also

taler-exchange-httpd(1), taler-exchange-offline(1), taler-exchange-reservemod(1), taler.conf(5).

14.19.5. Bugs

Report bugs by using https://bugs.taler.net or by sending electronic mail to <taler@gnu.org>.