1GeoIP.conf(5) GeoIP.conf(5)
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6 GeoIP.conf - Configuration file for geoipupdate
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9 This file allows you to configure your geoipupdate program to download
10 GeoIP2, GeoLite2, and GeoIP Legacy databases.
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13 The file consists of one setting per line. Lines starting with # are
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17 Required settings:
18 AccountID
19 Your MaxMind account ID. This was formerly known as UserId.
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21 LicenseKey
22 Your case-sensitive MaxMind license key.
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24 EditionIDs
25 List of database edition IDs. Edition IDs may consist of let‐
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31 The directory to store the database files. If not set, the de‐
32 fault is /usr/share/GeoIP. This can be overridden at run time
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35 Host The host name of the server to use. The default is updates.max‐
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38 Proxy The proxy host name or IP address. You may optionally specify a
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43 The proxy user name and password, separated by a colon. For in‐
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46 PreserveFileTimes
47 Whether to preserve modification times of files downloaded from
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51 The lock file to use. This ensures only one geoipupdate process
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