diff --git a/inc_config.sh.dist b/inc_config.sh.dist
index 3bbc0be898b965105083105b328d4f7640673bfa..6575ca2c618baafc0229b02de2c55d51c1fbb134 100644
--- a/inc_config.sh.dist
+++ b/inc_config.sh.dist
@@ -8,14 +8,20 @@
     typeset -i iMaxConnections=10
     typeset -i iConnections
 
+    sSelfdir="$( dirname $0 )"
+
     # directory with backup data
-    sBackupBasedir="/netshare/one-backup"
+    #   sublevel 1 is a name of backup tool
+    #   sublevel 2 is a fqdn of a backed up server
+    #   i.e. /netshare/restic-backup/server.example.com
+    sBackupBasedir="/netshare"
 
     # where to store current connections
-    sConncectionDir="$sBackupBasedir/_active"
+    # sConncectionDir="${sBackupBasedir}/_active"
+    sConncectionDir="${sSelfdir}/_active_connections"
 
     # log
-    sLogdir="/opt/imlbackup/server/"
+    sLogdir="${sSelfdir}/log"
     sLogfile="$sLogdir/connections.log"
 
 
diff --git a/storage_helper.sh b/storage_helper.sh
index ea5cc21eb9dbfc1847fa36e650bc2b796a8314c2..dc1e71d18189d01ce0068f59517a59b722156098 100755
--- a/storage_helper.sh
+++ b/storage_helper.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     # value is set in _showConnectionCount
     iConnections=0
 
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # FUNCTIONS
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -157,11 +158,57 @@
         fi
     }
 
+    function _listRepodirs(){
+        for mydir in $( ls -1d ${sBackupBasedir}/*/* | grep -vE '(_active|somethinglsetodisable)' )
+        do
+                echo -n "$mydir "
+                test -f "$mydir/inactive.txt" && ( color error ; echo -n "(inactive)" )
+                test -f "$mydir/inactive.txt" || ( color ok    ; echo -n "(active)"   )
+                color reset
+                echo
+        done
+    }
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # PUBLIC FUNCTIONS
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
+    function PUBLIC_setactive(){
+        echo --- list of inactive backup repositories
+        _listRepodirs | grep '\(inactive\)'
+        echo
+        echo -n "Repo to activate again >"
+        read inputdir
+        if [ -f "$inputdir/inactive.txt" ]; then
+                cat "$inputdir/inactive.txt"
+                echo
+                echo Removing $inputdir/inactive.txt
+                rm -f "$inputdir/inactive.txt"
+                echo If it was a mistake run $( basename $0 ) setinactive 
+        else
+                echo SKIP [$inputdir]
+        fi
+        echo
+    }
+
+    function PUBLIC_setinactive(){
+        echo --- list of backup repositories
+        _listRepodirs
+        echo
+        echo -n "Repo to deactivate >"
+        read inputdir
+        if [ -d "$inputdir" -a ! -f "$inputdir/inactive.txt" ]; then
+                echo -n "Short message >"
+                read mymessage
+                echo "$( date ) | $mymessage" >"$inputdir/inactive.txt"
+                ls -l "$inputdir/inactive.txt"
+        else
+                echo SKIP [$inputdir]
+        fi
+        echo
+    }
+
     # return backup directory for a client
     function PUBLIC_getBackupdir(){
         setBackupclient $1
@@ -211,8 +258,10 @@
     # show used slots
     function PUBLIC_status(){
         _showConnectionCount
+        echo
         if [ $iConnections -gt 0 ]; then
-            find $sConncectionDir -type f -exec ls -l {} \;
+            find $sConncectionDir -type f -exec ls -l {} \; | nl
+            echo
         fi
         exit 0
     }
@@ -308,6 +357,14 @@
         echo "  register | unregister [hostname]"
         echo "    add/ remove slot for a backup client"
         echo
+        echo "  setactive"
+        echo "    Reactivate an inctave backup repo."
+        echo
+        echo "  setinactive"
+        echo "    Mark a backup repo as inactive."
+        echo "    This prevents errors of missing backup data"
+        echo "    if a host is obsolete and was shut down."
+        echo
         echo "  status"
         echo "    show current reserved slots"
         echo