| .. _sanity-check: |
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| Sanity Check |
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| Over time it is possible for the Bugzilla database to become corrupt |
| or to have anomalies. This could happen through manual database |
| administration outside of the Bugzilla user interface, or from some |
| other unexpected event. Bugzilla includes a "Sanity Check" that |
| can perform several basic database checks, and repair certain problems or |
| inconsistencies. |
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| To run a Sanity Check, log in as an Administrator and click the |
| :guilabel:`Sanity Check` link in the admin page. Any problems that are found |
| will be displayed in red letters. If the script is capable of fixing a |
| problem, it will present a link to initiate the fix. If the script cannot |
| fix the problem it will require manual database administration or recovery. |
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| Sanity Check can also be run from the command line via the perl |
| script :file:`sanitycheck.pl`. The script can also be run as |
| a :command:`cron` job. Results will be delivered by email to an address |
| specified on the command line. |
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| Sanity Check should be run on a regular basis as a matter of |
| best practice. |
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