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+#######
+### Seafile backup script configuration details
+###
+### this file contains sensitive information, make sure you have protected
+### it by restricting permissions!
+### 'chown root:root ./seafbackup.details'
+### 'chmod 600 ./seafbackup.details'
+#######
+
+### SQL server details
+
+## database names
+# if you are using the defaults, then you don't have to change anything here
+ccnetDB_name="ccnet-db"
+seafileDB_name="seafile-db"
+seahubDB_name="seahub-db"
+
+## database credentials
+# you should be using the same credentials that SEAFILE uses!
+sqlServer="localhost"
+sqlUser="seafile"
+sqlPass="password"