verification.cfg(5)

VERIFICATION.CFG(5)

Proxmox Backup

VERIFICATION.CFG(5)

NAME

verification.cfg - Verification Job Configuration

DESCRIPTION

The file /etc/proxmox-backup/sync.cfg is a configuration file for Proxmox Backup Server. It contains the verification job configuration.

FILE FORMAT

Each entry starts with the header verification: <name>, followed by the job configuration options.

verification: verify-store2


      ignore-verified true


      outdated-after 7


      schedule daily


      store store2
verification: ...

You can use the proxmox-backup-manager verify-job command to manipulate this file.

OPTIONS

Required properties:

store: <string> Datastore name.

Optional properties:

comment: <string> Comment.
ignore-verified: <boolean> (default=true) Do not verify backups that are already verified if their verification is not outdated.
max-depth: <integer> (0 - 7) (default=7) How many levels of namespaces should be operated on (0 == no recursion)
ns: <string> Namespace.
outdated-after: <integer> (0 - N) Days after that a verification becomes outdated. (0 is deprecated)'
schedule: <calendar-event> Run verify job at specified schedule.

COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER

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AUTHOR

Proxmox Support Team

COPYRIGHT

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Wednesday, 24 December 2025