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Creating an ACS Internal Database Dump File
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net start csauth
Press Enter.
Creating an ACS Internal Database Dump File
User Guide for Cisco Secure Access Control Server 4.2
Appendix C CSUtil Database Utility
You can use the -d option to dump all contents of the ACS internal database into a password-protected
text file. You can provide a name for the file; otherwise, it is called dump.txt. The dump file provides a
thorough and compressible backup of all ACS internal data.
Using the -l option, you can reload the ACS internal data from a dump file created by the -d option. For
more information about the -l option, see Loading the ACS Internal Database from a Dump File,
page C-7.
Note Using the -d option requires that you stop the CSAuth service. While CSAuth is stopped, no users are
authenticated.
To dump all ACS internal data into a text file:
Step 1 On the computer that is running ACS, open an MS-DOS command prompt and change directories to the
directory containing CSUtil.exe. For more information about the location of CSUtil.exe, see Location
of CSUtil.exe and Related Files, page C-2.
Step 2 If the CSAuth service is running, type:
net stop csauth
Press Enter.
The CSAuth service stops.
Step 3 To dump to the default dump.txt file, type:
CSUtil.exe -d -p secret_key
Press Enter.
CSUtil.exe displays a confirmation prompt.
Step 4 To dump to a named file, type:
CSUtil.exe -d -p secret_key dump_filename
Press Enter.
CSUtil.exe displays a confirmation prompt.
Step 5 To confirm that you want to dump all ACS internal data into a text file, type Y and press Enter.
CSUtil.exe creates the dump text file. This process may take a few minutes.
Step 6 To resume user authentication, type:
net start csauth
Press Enter.
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