rt-dump-metadata(8)

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version 4.4.7 · 5 versions
, in ubuntu noble

💖 rt-dump-metadata 💖

okay so bestie, this is a page from the Request Tracker Reference (the <pink>rt-dump-metadata(8)</pink> manual, section 8, we love a system-admin girlie), and I'm gonna walk you through it like we're texting at 1am. grab a snack. 🍓

✨ NAME ✨

rt-dump-metadata — dumps configuration metadata from an RT database. that's the whole vibe. 💅

🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

rt-dump-metdata [--all]
not me pointing out that the synopsis spells it <purple>metdata</purple> while every other line says <purple>metadata</purple>... it's giving typo, it's giving iconic, and I am reproducing it exactly because we do not edit the sacred text. 🙈

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so <cyan>rt-dump-metadata</cyan> is this little tool that dumps configuration metadata out of the Request Tracker database and into XML format. and why do we care? because that XML is literally made to be fed straight into <cyan>rt-setup-database</cyan>. cute, right? 🎀

BUT. real talk, no cap: if your goal is to dump and load a full RT database, you should generally be using the native database tools instead. and also you gotta do any necessary steps from <purple>UPGRADING</purple>. like, do the whole ritual, not just the one spell. ✨

🚨 warning bestie, loud and clear: this is NOT a tool for backing up an RT database. do not. I am begging. 😭

also, see also <cyan>initialdata</cyan> in docs — that's the more straightforward means of importing data. she's simpler, she's chill, she ate. 👑

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • --all, -a — when you run it with --all, the dump includes all configuration metadata. without it? you only get the 'local' configuration changes, i.e. the ones done manually in the web interface. so like, your hands-on edits only, not the whole factory preset. ✨
  • --limit-to-privileged, -l — makes the dumper only dump privileged users. just the VIPs. the main characters. 👑
  • --skip-disabled, -s — ignores disabled rows in the database. if it's turned off, we're not looking at it, periodt. 🫶

and that's the page, bestie!! written under perl v5.38.2, dated 2023-10-29, straight outta the Request Tracker Reference manual. mwah. 💖🦋🌸🎀✨💜

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