BBACKUPD-CONFIG(8)

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version 0.13~~git20231028.g3dd5194 · 7 versions
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💖 BBACKUPD-CONFIG 💖

okay bestie, so this is the bbackupd-config page from the Box Backup manual, section 8 (that's the sysadmin commands section, iykyk). it's the lil script that sets up your Box Backup client daemon, and honestly? it's giving "just run me once and I'll handle the rest." ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

bbackupd-config — the Box Backup client daemon configuration file generator 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

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

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so the bbackupd-config script does two iconic things: it creates configuration files and it creates client certificates. no cap. and it needs at least six parameters to do it — not five, not "eh I'll guess", six minimum. here's the rundown:

  • config-dir — the configuration directory. usually /etc/box, that's the vibe. 💖
  • backup-mode — either lazy or snapshot. pick your fighter. ✌️
  • account-num — the client account number. this one is set by the bbstored administrator, so you don't get to make it up, bestie, it's assigned to you. 👑
  • server-hostname — the hostname or IP address of the bbstored server. either one, she's flexible. 🌈
  • working-dir — a directory for keeping temporary state files. usually something like /var/bbackupd. lowkey important note: this can be changed in bbackupd.conf later on if you need to. so don't stress if you change your mind. 🦋
  • backup-dir — a space-separated list of directories you want backed up. and heads up: this does not traverse mount points. like, she will not follow you across that boundary. periodt. 💀

🎀 FILES 🎀

the files this whole thing is about:

  • /etc/box/bbackupd.conf
  • /etc/box/bbackupd/NotifySysAdmin.sh

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

go read these too, they're all part of the fam:

💜 AUTHORS 💜

shoutout to the legends who made this happen, absolute icons, the blueprint fr fr:

  • Ben Summers
  • Per Thomsen
  • James O'Gorman

and that's the whole page, bestie 🫶 this was Box Backup 0.11, dated 06/06/2024, and it lives in section 8 of the manual. go configure something iconic. 💅✨🌸

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