25.2 Configuration files
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## 25.2 Configuration files

This chapter provides clear descriptions of WinRoute configuration and status files. This information can be helpful for example when troubleshooting specific issues in cooperation with the Kerio Technologies technical support department.

For backup and recovery of your firewall configuration, it is recommended to use configuration export and import tools addressed in chapter 25.1 Configuration Backup and Transfer!

### Configuration files

All WinRoute configuration data is stored in the following files under the same directory where WinRoute is installed

(the typical path is `C:\Program Files\Kerio\WinRoute Firewall`).

The following files are included:

winroute.cfg

  Chief configuration file

UserDB.cfg

  Information about groups and user accounts.

host.cfg

  Preferences for backs-up of configuration, user accounts data, DHCP server database, etc.

logs.cfg

  Log configurations

Note: The data in these files are saved in XML format so that it can be easily modified by an advanced user or generated automatically using another application.

Files in the following directories are also considered as configuration data:

dbSSL

  An automatically generated SSL certificate generated for traffic between the WinRoute Firewall Engine and the Administration Console.

  For details on traffic between the WinRoute Firewall Engine and the Administration Console, refer to Kerio Administration Console — Help (http://www.kerio.com/firewall/manual).

sslcert

  SSL certificates for all components using SSL for traffic encryption (i.e. the web interface, VPN server and the Clientless SSL-VPN interface).

license

  If WinRoute has already been registered, the `license` folder includes a license key file (including registered trial versions). If WinRoute has not been registered yet, the `license` folder is empty.

### Status files

In addition, WinRoute generates other files and directories where certain status information is saved:

Files:

dnscache.cfg

  DNS files stored in the DNS module's cache (see chapter 8.1 DNS module).

leases.cfg

  IP addresses assigned by the DHCP server.

  This file keeps all information available on the Leases tab of the Configuration → DHCP server section (refer to chapter 8.2 DHCP server).

stats.cfg

  Interface statistics (see chapter 20.2 Interface statistics) and user statistics (see chapter 20.1 Volume of transferred data and quota usage) data.

vpnleases.cfg

  IP addresses assigned to VPN clients (see chapter 23.2 Configuration of VPN clients).

Directories:

logs

  The `logs` directory stores all WinRoute logs (see chapter 22 Logs).

star

  The `star` directory includes a complete database for statistics of the WinRoute web interface.

### Handling configuration files

We recommend that WinRoute Firewall Engine be stopped prior to any manipulation with the configuration files (backups, recoveries, etc.)! Information contained within these files is loaded and saved only upon starting or stopping the MailServer. All changes to the configuration performed while the Engine is running are only stored in memory. All modifications done during Engine performance will be overwritten by the configuration in the system memory when the Engine is stopped.

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