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verification.cfg(5)

VERIFICATION.CFG(5) Proxmox Backup VERIFICATION.CFG(5)

NAME

verification.cfg - Verification Job Configuration

DESCRIPTION

The file /etc/proxmox-backup/verification.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      outdated-after 7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Do not verify backups that are already verified if their verification is not outdated.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outdated-after (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Days after that a verification becomes outdated.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)'
read-threads (<integer> (1 - 32) (default=1))
The number of threads to use for reading chunks in verify job.
schedule (<calendar-event>)
Run verify job at specified schedule.
verify-threads (<integer> (1 - 32) (default=4))
The number of threads to use for verifying chunks in verify job.

COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER

Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH

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Author

Proxmox Support Team

Copyright

2019-2025, Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH

Thursday, 21 May 2026 <devbuild>