Special settings
There are some special settings that are not accessible from the Web user interface,
but can be changed in the sabnzbd.ini file.
All options are in the [misc] section.
When changing: first stop SABnzbd, change the INI file, then start SABnzbd.
| Field name | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| config_lock | 0 | If set, forbids all access to the Config pages. |
| no_penalties | 0 | Some Usenet servers have intermittent login (or other) problems. For these the server blocking method is not very favourable. Setting this option that will limit blocks to 1 minute. |
| ignore_wrong_unrar | 0 | On Linux, SABnzbd checks whether the installed unrar or rar program is supported and issues a warning if not. Set this option if you think you know better. |
| replace_dots | 0 | Some NZB sites use dots in filenames instead of spaces. If you prefer spaces in the folder names, set this option. The substitution will only work if there are not already some spaces in the name. |
| folder_max_length | 128 | On Windows, the total path is limited to 255 characters. A combination of long foldernames and long filenames may lead to problems. Set this option to limit the folder name, it will be truncated to the specified number. 64 is a safe value. The option will also work for other operating systems. |
| warned_old_queue | 0 | For internal use only: this "option" is set when SABnzbd has warned you about the presence of an old (0.4.x) queue, so it won't do it again. |
| folder_rename | 1 | Normally SABnzbd uses foldername prefixes like __UNPACK__ and __FAILED__ to indicate that the post-processing isn't complete yet or failed. If you don't want that, set this option to 0. |
| unpack_check | 1 | If enabled, SABnzbd will check if the unpack program has actually created all expected files. Sometimes this fails on combinations of operating systems and rar files. In case you often have false error reports, disable this option |
OSX-only options
| Special file | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ~/Library/Application Support/SABnzbd/notDisplayMenu | Create this empty file to disable SABnzbd's icon in the status bar |
| ~/Library/Application Support/SABnzbd/notDisplaySpeed | Create this empty file to prevent the display of downloading speed next to SABnzbd's icon in the status bar |
