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readme: updated borg details protection section

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@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ ## Environment notes
addition, it reads easy to edit external plain-text files for borg settings so
you don't have to weed through the script code to supply things like passwords.
**This script autodetects the location of your Mailcow configuration file. If
you have multiple files with the same name on your system, the script will
likely get confused and exit with an error**
## Why this script must be run as root
This script must be run by the root user and will exit with an error if you try
@ -181,9 +185,12 @@ ### Protect your borg details file
This file contains information on how to access and decrypt your borg repo,
therefore, you **must** protect it. You should lock it out for everyone but
your root user. Putting it in your root folder is not enough! Run the following
commands to restrict access to the root user only (assuming filename is and
mc_borg.details root:roo and mc_borg.detailsowner chmod 60 and mc_borg.detailss
to root only (read/write)
commands to restrict access to the root user only (assuming filename is
*mc_borg.details*):
```Bash
chown root:root mc_borg.details # make root the owner of this file
chmod 600 mc_borg.details # only grant access to root user (read/write)
```
### borg specific entries (lines 1-4)