Esentutl /repair
Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8
Repairs a corrupted or damaged database.
For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.
Syntax
Esentutl /p <database name> [options]
Parameters
Parameter: <database name>
Description: The file name or database to repair.
<options>: You can specify zero or more of the options that are listed in the following table. Separate each option with a space.
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
/t<database_name> |
Sets the temporary database name. The default is temprepair*.edb |
/f <name> |
Set prefix to use for the name of report files (default: <database>.integ.raw) |
/g |
Run integrity check before repairing. |
/2 |
Sets the database page size to 2k. The default is auto-detect. |
/4 |
Sets the database page size to 4k. The default is auto-detect. |
/8 |
Sets the database page size to 8k. The default is auto-detect. |
/16 |
Sets the database page size to 16k. The default is auto-detect. |
/32 |
Sets the database page size to 32k. The default is auto-detect. |
/o |
Suppresses the logo. |
Remarks
Repair does not run database recovery. If a database is in “Dirty Shutdown” state, it is strongly recommended that before proceeding with repair, recovery is first run to properly complete database operations for the previous shutdown.
The /g option pauses the utility for user input before repair is performed if corruption is detected. This option overrides the /o option.
Examples
The following example repairs a corrupted Active Directory database in the default location:
Esentutl /p c:\windows\ntds\ntds.dit