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diff --git a/debian/boxbackup-client.templates b/debian/boxbackup-client.templates new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e1d71dc1 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/boxbackup-client.templates @@ -0,0 +1,144 @@ +Template: boxbackup-client/debconf +Type: boolean +Default: true +Description: Do you want to handle the boxbackup client configuration with debconf? + Debconf can create the configuration files for boxbackup client. + If you prefer to do this by yourself you will need to use the script + bbackupd-config provided by this package. + . + The server won't start if it isn't configured. + . + Whatever you choose here, you will need to read the README.Debian file + in /usr/share/doc/boxbackup-client. + +Template: boxbackup-client/backupMode +Type: select +Choices: lazy, snapshot +Description: Select the backup mode you prefer + Boxbackup client supports two modes of backup: + -lazy: the backup daemon will regularly scan your filesystem searching + for modified files. It will then upload the files over a specified age + to the backup server. + -snapshot: the backup will be explicitly run at given time set in a cron entry + The cron file is provided with this package, you will have to set the + time you wish the backup to occur (/etc/cron.d/boxbackup-client). + +Template: boxbackup-client/accountNumber +Type: string +Description: Enter your account number on the backup server + The administrator of the boxbackup server (perhaps you) should have provided + you an account number. It consits in an hexadecimal number. + . + If you don't already have one, leave that field blank. You will be able to + configure it later by running dpkg-reconfigure boxbackup-client as root. + +Template: boxbackup-client/incorrectAccountNumber +Type: note +Description: Please enter an hexadecimal number + The account number must be an hexadecimal number (e.g. 1E04 or 4500). + +Template: boxbackup-client/backupServer +Type: string +Description: Enter the fully qualified domain name of the backup server + The server name is the computer running an instance of Boxbackup server + your client will connect to. It must be the fully qualified domain name + of that machine (that can be resolve to an IP address). + If you are behind a firewall, you must allow outgoing connexion to tcp + port 2201 to be able to reach the server. + +Template: boxbackup-client/backupDirs +Type: string +Description: Enter a space separated list of directories to backup + You must tell boxbackup which directories you would like to backup to the remote + server. + You must enter this directories as a space separated list of absolute path names. + Be careful that those directories do NOT contain other mounted file systems within + them at any depth or you will have problems. + +Template: boxbackup-client/incorrectDirectories +Type: note +Description: Please enter correct path names + The path names to the directories must be absolute path names separated by spaces. + . + For example: /home/myaccount /etc/ + +Template: boxbackup-client/UpdateStoreInterval +Type: string +Default: 3600 +Description: Enter the interval in seconds between scan of directories + Boxbackup scans the directories you have selected looking for modified files. + This scans occurs at regular interval that you can customize. + . + The default value is 3600s (one hour). + +Template: boxbackup-client/MinimumFileAge +Type: string +Default: 21600 +Description: Enter the time in seconds to wait after a file modification before uploading it + A file will be uploaded to the server only after a certain time after its + last modification. If you reduce this value and you modify your files often, + remember that you will have more old revisions of your files on the server and + reach your quota limit faster (thus removing older revisions of our files sooner) + . + The default value is 21600s (six hours). + +Template: boxbackup-client/MaxUploadWait +Type: string +Default: 86400 +Description: Enter the max time in seconds to wait before uploading a frequently modified file + As a file is not uploaded before a certain time after its last modification, + if it is frequently modified, it would never get uploaded. So this parameter + defines the maximum time to wait since the first modification noticed + before uploading a file. + . + The default value is 86400s (1 day). + +Template: boxbackup-client/IncorrectNumber +Type: note +Description: Please enter a correct number of seconds + This parameter must be a number. + +Template: boxbackup-client/notifyMail +Type: string +Default: root +Description: Enter the user name or email address to send notification to. + Boxbackup client must know the user name or email address of the person + who will receive alert notifications. Such notifications are sent when + a problem occurs during the backup (the store is full or some files + were not readable). + . + Enter either a user name (e.g. root) or an email address (e.g. admin@mydomain.org) + +Template: boxbackup-client/generateCertificate +Type: boolean +Default: true +Description: Do you want debconf to generate the client private key and x509 certificate request? + The boxbackup client needs a RSA private key and the corresponding x509 certificate + to authenticate itself to the server. + . + Debconf can generate for you the private key and a x509 certificate sign request. + You will need to send the certificate request to the administrator of the Boxbackup server + and this one will sign it and send it back to you along with the server Certification Authority + certificate. You will need to put these files in your boxbackup configuration directory (see + /etc/boxbackup/bbackupd.conf file for the exact name to give to these files). + . + If you prefer to manage this by yourself, say No here. + +Template: boxbackup-client/generalInfo +Type: note +Description: Read /usr/share/doc/boxbackup-client/README.Debian to finish the configuration + You should read the /usr/share/doc/boxbackup-client/README.Debian file + to learn how to finish the configuration of boxbackup client. + You will have to send the certificate request to the boxbackup server + administrator. + You can also customize the directories to backup in the file /etc/boxbackup/bbackupd.conf. + . + Be sure to make a *secure* backup copy of the following files: + - /etc/boxbackup/bbackupd/boxbackup-client-encrypt-key.raw : the key used to encrypt/decrypt + your backup. + - /etc/boxbackup/bbackupd/boxbackup-client-priv-key.pem : your private key. + - /etc/boxbackup/bbackupd/boxbackup-client-cert.pem : your certificate signed by the + server administrator. + I advise you to backup the whole /etc/boxbackup directory. + Without those files you won't be able to restore your data. You have been warned. + |