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Added security warning to the config scripts

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Keith Nash
2021-09-15 14:24:27 -05:00
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Saves your TrueNAS/FreeNAS system configuration files to a dataset you specify, by creating a tarball containing the SQLite configuration database (_freenas-v1.db_) and password secret seed encryption file (_pwenc_secret_). The tarball is suitable for use in restoring the configuration on TrueNAS/FreeNAS systems.
**!!! Security Warning !!!**
> The system configuration and password secret seed encryption file are sensitive information and should be stored on a dataset available only to system administrators!
The backup database and tarball filenames are formed from the hostname, complete TrueNAS/FreeNAS version, date, and _tar_ or _db_ extension, in this format: _hostname-version-date.extension_. Here are examples from a recent backup on my server named _brutus_:
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Saves your FreeNAS system configuration and password secret seed files to a dataset you specify, optionally sending you an email message containing these files in an encrypted tarball.
**!!! Security Warning !!!**
> The system configuration and password secret seed encryption file are sensitive information and should be stored on a dataset available only to system administrators!
Supports the versions of FreeNAS which use an SQLite-based configuration file: these include FreeNAS 9.x-12.x, and probably earlier versions as well.
The backup configuration filenames are formed from the hostname, complete FreeNAS version, and date, in this format: _hostname-freenas_version-date.db_. Here is an example from a recent backup on my server named _bandit_: