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Document how save-config replaces and backs up config.ini.
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doc/admin_guide.txt

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Make sure the name part doesn't include any url-unsafe characters like
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spaces. Stick to alphanumeric characters and you'll be ok.
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To generate a config.ini in the current directory (note it will
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overwrite an existing file) from the roundup-server command line use::
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To generate a config.ini in the current directory from the
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roundup-server command line use::
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roundup_server -p 8017 -u roundup --save-config demo=/trackers/demo \
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sysadmin=/trackers/sysadmin
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Note it will save the old file to config.bak and create a new
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config.ini. The file is recreated from scratch ignoring the contents
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of the current config.ini. So you may need to merge the backup and
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config files.
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Configuring Compression
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