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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+#################################################
+# Backup the FreeNAS configuration file
+#################################################
+
+# Specify the dataset on your system where you want the configuration files copied.
+# Don't include the trailing slash.
+
+# Example: configdir=/mnt/tank/sysadmin/config
+
+configdir=
+
+# Remove this code once you've defined configdir above... :-)
+
+if [ -z ${configdir} ]; then
+  echo "Edit script and specify the target directory ('configdir') before using $0"
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+freenashost=$(hostname -s)
+
+fnconfigdest_version=$(cat /etc/version) 
+fnconfigdest_version="${fnconfigdest_version//(/}"
+fnconfigdest_version="${fnconfigdest_version//)/}"
+fnconfigdest_version="${fnconfigdest_version// /-}"
+fnconfigdest_date=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)
+fnconfigdest="${configdir}"/"${freenashost}"-"${fnconfigdest_version}"-"${fnconfigdest_date}".db
+
+echo "Backup configuration database file: ${fnconfigdest}" 
+
+# Copy the source to the destination:
+
+cp /data/freenas-v1.db "${fnconfigdest}"