---
name: "bbackupd-config"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "boxbackup-client"
version: "0.13~~git20231028.g3dd5194+ds-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bbackupd-config"
---

# bbackupd-config(8)

Box Backup client daemon configuration file generator

## NAME

bbackupd-config - 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

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.

## FILES

*/etc/box/bbackupd.conf*

*/etc/box/bbackupd/NotifySysAdmin.sh*

## SEE ALSO

[**bbackupd.conf**(5)](/bbackupd.conf/5.md), [**bbackupd**(8)](/bbackupd/8.md), [**bbackupctl**(8)](/bbackupctl/8.md)

## AUTHORS

Ben Summers

Per Thomsen

James O'Gorman