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14.4.6 Restrictions on `BDB' Tables
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The following list indicates restrictions that you must observe when
using `BDB' tables:
* Each `BDB' table stores in the `.db' file the path to the file as
it was created. This was done to be able to detect locks in a
multi-user environment that supports symlinks. However, the
consequence is that `BDB' table files cannot be moved from one
database directory to another.
* When making backups of `BDB' tables, you must either use
`mysqldump' or else make a backup that includes the files for each
`BDB' table (the `.frm' and `.db' files) as well as the `BDB' log
files. The `BDB' storage engine stores unfinished transactions in
its log files and requires them to be present when `mysqld'
starts. The `BDB' logs are the files in the data directory with
names of the form `log.XXXXXXXXXX' (ten digits).
* If a column that allows `NULL' values has a unique index, only a
single `NULL' value is allowed. This differs from other storage
engines.
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