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.\"    Manual: Box Backup
.\"    Source: Box Backup 0.11
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.TH "BBSTORED\-CERTS" "8" "05/10/2020" "Box Backup 0\.11" "Box Backup"
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.SH "NAME"
bbstored-certs - Manage certificates for the Box Backup system
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 15
\fBbbstored\-certs\fR certs\-dir command [arguments]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBbbstored\-certs\fR
creates and signs certificates for use in Box Backup\. It allows the user to create and sign the server keys, as well as signing client keys\.
.PP
All commands must be followed by the
\fIcerts\-dir\fR, which is the directory in which the certificates are stored\.
.SS "Commands"
.PP
There are 3 commands:
.PP
\fBinit\fR
.RS 4
Create the
\fIcerts\-dir\fR, and generate the server keys for bbstored\.
\fIcerts\-dir\fR
cannot exist before running the command\.
.RE
.PP
\fBsign\-server\fR \fIservercsrfile\fR
.RS 4
Sign the server certificate\. The
\fIservercsrfile\fR
is the file generated by the
\fBinit\fR
command\.
.RE
.PP
\fBsign\fR \fIclientcsrfile\fR
.RS 4
Sign a client certificate\. The
\fIclientcsrfile\fR
is generated during client setup\. See
\fBbbackupd-config\fR(8)\. Send the signed certificate back to the client, and install according to the instructions given by
\fBbbackupd\-config\fR\.
.RE
.SH "FILES"
.PP
\fBraidfile-config\fR(8)
generates the
\fBraidfile.conf\fR(5)
file\.
.SH "BUGS"
.PP
If you find a bug in Box Backup, and you want to let us know about it, join the
\fImailing list\fR\&[1], and send a description of the problem there\.
.PP
To report a bug, give us at least the following information:
.sp
.RS 4
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'The version of Box Backup you are running
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'The platform you are running on (hardware and OS), for both client and server\.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'If possible attach your config files (bbstored\.conf, bbackupd\.conf) to the bug report\.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'Also attach any log file output that helps shed light on the problem you are seeing\.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'And last but certainly not least, a description of what you are seeing, in as much detail as possible\.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBbbstored-config\fR(8),
\fBbbstored.conf\fR(5),
\fBbbstoreaccounts\fR(8)
.SH "AUTHORS"
.PP
Ben Summers
.PP
Per Thomsen
.PP
James O\'Gorman
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
mailing list
.RS 4
\%http://lists.warhead.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/boxbackup
.RE