Chapter 5. refdb administration

Table of Contents
5.1. Create a database
5.2. Delete a database
5.3. Add or remove a user
5.3.1. Add users
5.3.1.1. MySQL
5.3.1.2. PostgreSQL
5.3.2. Remove users
5.4. Configure the application server
5.4.1. Configuration at startup
5.4.2. Reconfiguring a running refdbd process
5.5. Add, edit, or delete bibliography styles
5.6. Logging data
5.6.1. What to log
5.6.2. Destinations
5.6.3. Log levels
5.6.4. Interpreting the log information
5.7. Security issues
5.7.1. Passwords
5.7.2. Database server access control
5.7.2.1. MySQL
5.7.2.2. PostgreSQL
5.8. How to run several refdb instances
5.9. Backup your data
5.9.1. Creating a risx dump
5.9.2. Creating a SQL dump

This chapter will explain the usage of refdba for the administration of refdb. Please refer to the reference chapter about refdba to learn about command-line switches and interactive commands of this application.