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BBACKUPD-CONFIG(8) Box Backup BBACKUPD-CONFIG(8)

bbackupd-config - Box Backup client daemon configuration file generator

bbackupd-config config-dir backup-mode account-num server-hostname working-dir backup-dir [backup-dir ...]

The bbackupd-config script creates configuration files and client certificates. It takes at least six parameters:

config-dir

Configuration directory. Usually /etc/box.

backup-mode

Either lazy or snapshot.

account-num

The client account number. This is set by the bbstored administrator.

server-hostname

The hostname or IP address of the bbstored server.

working-dir

A directory to keep temporary state files. This is usually something like /var/bbackupd. This can be changed in bbackupd.conf later on if required.

backup-dir

A space-separated list of directories to be backed up. Note that this does not traverse mount points.

/etc/box/bbackupd.conf

/etc/box/bbackupd/NotifySysAdmin.sh

bbackupd.conf(5), bbackupd(8), bbackupctl(8)

Ben Summers

Per Thomsen

James O'Gorman

01/17/2023 Box Backup 0.11