diff --git a/BackupPC_GetTarBackup.sh b/BackupPC_GetTarBackup.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# La syntaxe de BackupPC_tarCreate est un peu chiante... Ce wrapper facilite le travail pour extraire une sauvegarde
+# NS. 18 juin 2005
+
+host=$1
+shareName=$2
+Destdir=$3
+AddPath=$4
+args=$#
+
+CheckHost() {
+    test -f /var/lib/backuppc/pc/$host/backups || { echo "No backups for host $host !" ; exit 1 ; }
+    LastBackup=$(tail -1 /var/lib/backuppc/pc/$host/backups | cut -f 1)
+}
+
+CheckDestDir() {
+    if [ "$Destdir" != "" ] ; then
+	test -d $Destdir || { echo "Destination directory not found !" ; exit 1 ; }
+	Destdir="$Destdir/"
+    fi
+}
+
+Usage() {
+    if [ $args -lt 2 ] ; then
+	echo "Usage: $0 host shareName [Destdir] [AddPath]" >&2
+	exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+Usage
+CheckHost
+CheckDestDir
+#echo Last backup for $1 is number $LastBackup
+
+/bin/su backuppc -c "/usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate -h $host -n $LastBackup -s $shareName -r / -p $AddPath/ . > ${Destdir}${host}.${shareName}.tar"
+
diff --git a/utils/delete_ldap_log.sh b/utils/delete_ldap_log.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Petit script pour réduire la place prise par les anciens logs 
+# de ldap qui ne sont plus utilisés
+
+STORE=/var/lib/ldap
+
+for f in `db4.8_archive -h $STORE`; do
+    echo Removing $f ...
+    rm -f $STORE/$f 
+done
+