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diff --git a/OsmoHLR/chapters/running.adoc b/OsmoHLR/chapters/running.adoc index 09388c0..44b66f2 100644 --- a/OsmoHLR/chapters/running.adoc +++ b/OsmoHLR/chapters/running.adoc @@ -41,23 +41,13 @@ arguments: === Bootstrap the Database -Before first launching OsmoHLR, you need to create a database, which can be -done with these commands: +If no database exists yet, OsmoHLR will automatically create and bootstrap a +database file with empty tables. If no `-l` command-line option is provided, +this database file will be created in the current working directory. ----- -mkdir -p /var/lib/osmocom -sqlite3 /var/lib/osmocom/hlr.db < /usr/share/doc/osmo-hlr/hlr.sql ----- - -Depending on your installation choices, you will probably find `hlr.sql` in one -of these locations: - -- `/usr/share/doc/osmo-hlr/hlr.sql` -- `/usr/local/share/doc/osmo-hlr/hlr.sql` -- in `osmo-hlr.git`'s source tree at `sql/hlr.sql` - -NOTE: At the time of writing, OsmoHLR does not create an initial empty database -automatically, like OsmoNITB did. This behavior may be added in the future. +Alternatively, you may use the `osmo-hlr-db-tool`, which is installed along +with `osmo-hlr`, to bootstrap an empty database, or to migrate subscriber data +from an old 'OsmoNITB' database. See `osmo-hlr-db-tool --help`. === Multiple instances |