[sr-dev] git:5.2:d0ee6bcd: kamdbctl: added verification before reinit (#1852)

[Henning Westerholt]

Module: kamailio
Branch: 5.2
Commit: d0ee6bcd902bf95486ed02ea21b234bcc978894a
URL: https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/commit/d0ee6bcd902bf95486ed02ea21b234bcc978894a

Author: Fred Posner <fred at palner.com>
Committer: Henning Westerholt <hw at kamailio.org>
Date: 2019-02-18T20:58:09+01:00

 kamdbctl: added verification before reinit  (#1852)

kamdbctl: added verification before reinit command (GH #1852)
- add get_answer and warning that reinit command will drop existing database
- even seasoned users forget and ther is no backing out, results in data loss

(cherry picked from commit 39756fff5776bb1bf38215e90bd19a859a287b93)

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Modified: utils/kamctl/kamdbctl

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Diff:  https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/commit/d0ee6bcd902bf95486ed02ea21b234bcc978894a.diff
Patch: https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/commit/d0ee6bcd902bf95486ed02ea21b234bcc978894a.patch

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diff --git a/utils/kamctl/kamdbctl b/utils/kamctl/kamdbctl
index cac33fd1ce..62501a4420 100755
--- a/utils/kamctl/kamdbctl
+++ b/utils/kamctl/kamdbctl
@@ -386,6 +386,14 @@ case $1 in
 	reinit)
 		# delete database and create a new one
 		# create new database structures
+
+		# confirm dropping of database
+		echo -e "This will drop your current database and create a new one.\nIt is recommended to first backup your database.\n"
+		get_answer ask "Continue with reinit? (y/n): "
+		if [ "$ANSWER" != "y" ]; then
+			exit 1
+		fi
+
 		shift
 		if [ $# -eq 1 ] ; then
 			DBNAME="$1"