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    • GertjanG
      Gertjan
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      As said above : use what looks like the console access, activate SSH, and a program like FileZilla. It will be a click click click procedure to backup (edit, copy, move) any file in the pfSense file system.
      Billions of people that maintain internet sites or other remote system already use them.
      It's not rocket science.

      No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
      Edit : and where are the logs ??

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        Iahmad @Gertjan
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        @Gertjan sorry but i want to ask u can i do this in such way that everyday automatically it copies files at some specific time..

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        • GertjanG
          Gertjan
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          Of course.
          The question is : do you really want to ?

          As said above, I use a Windows program (see link above) to retrieve the config.xml every day at 16h00.
          The Windows task scheduler start it every day at 16h. Works very well.

          It could have been done with some scripting, I guess. I never studied that Windows Power Scripting shell myself (it's a pain in the xxxxx and I never had any need for it).

          Another idea : you have a USB thumb disk ? Your pfSense has a USB port ?
          Learn how to insert that USB disk .... and mount it.
          Now, write a simple cron task that copies the files, and while doing so renaming it by adding the date like "20200423_" in front of it.
          The USB disk could MSDOS or FAT32 formatted. This format can be mounted and read/write by pfSense.

          Btw : a VM would allow you to clone the VM easily. So you have a spare copy.

          Or : something I would do : repair your setup => it won't crash any more. No more unhappy clients, no more hassle, no more need to repair things.

          No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
          Edit : and where are the logs ??

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            Iahmad
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            @Gertjan in which directly these files are located i am trying to search these file with winscp software but unable to find..

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            • GertjanG
              Gertjan
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              ??

              Look at my first reply.

              No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
              Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                Iahmad
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                @Gertjan sorry i find the files now looking to backup daily at specific time without my presence

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                  Iahmad
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                  @Gertjan i tried to restore with database file and its works perfectly and restore the active cards.
                  i used winscp tool

                  now guide me how can it do backup automatically

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                    Iahmad
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                    But @Gertjan everytime i creat new roll there will be new database file in /usr/var/db
                    how can i copy or update all the time please help me..

                    it going difficult me

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                    • GertjanG
                      Gertjan
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                      @ishtiaqaj said in Active voucher restore problem:

                      now guide me how can it do backup automatically

                      WINSCP can't be automatized. It's a click an pray program.

                      You'll be needing a "home made" script file.
                      hings would be really easy if pfSense could send mails with attachments.
                      In the past, pfSense used phmailer, the famous mail with PHP project, but it's abandoned now.
                      See here /etc/inc/phpmailer/ - several files are missing (but you could repopulate them).

                      Or use what my grand father used : rsync - which is the tool for the task.

                      This could be a solution : visit this forum : https://forum.netgate.com/category/30/bounties

                      No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                      Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                        Iahmad
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                        @Gertjan i was checking config.xml file there are active voucher with timestamp before i made some changes in voucher.inc prior to restore and it restores the active cards upto versions 2.4.3. later versions not restores... can you look for this may be we can restore with some changes from voucher.inc

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                        • GertjanG
                          Gertjan
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                          I do not have 2.4.3 - neither a working system with vouchers.

                          No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                          Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                            Iahmad
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                            @Gertjan i was sharing my experience with you

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                              viktor_g Netgate
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                              • viktor_gV
                                viktor_g Netgate
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                                https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/3128

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