diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 19770be..e6c0b7b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .cache/
 .config/
+# various borg files that need to be ignored
 borg.backup.settings
 borg.backup.*.settings
 borg.backup.*.include
@@ -7,3 +8,4 @@ borg.backup.*.exclude
 borg.backup.*.schema-only
 borg.backup.*.init
 borg.backup.*.compact
+borg.backup.*.lock
diff --git a/borg.backup.functions.init.sh b/borg.backup.functions.init.sh
index 687571e..0666ef5 100644
--- a/borg.backup.functions.init.sh
+++ b/borg.backup.functions.init.sh
@@ -5,16 +5,24 @@ if [ -z "${MODULE}" ]; then
 	exit 1;
 fi;
 
+# E: inherit trap ERR
+# T: DEBUG and RETURN traps are inherited
+# u: unset variables ere error
 set -ETu #-e -o pipefail
-trap cleanup SIGINT SIGTERM ERR
+trap _catch ERR
+trap _cleanup SIGINT SIGTERM
 
-cleanup() {
+_cleanup() {
 	# script cleanup here
-	echo "Some part of the script failed with an error: $? @LINE: $(caller)";
+	echo "Script abort: $? @LINE: $(caller)";
 	# unset exported vars
 	unset BORG_BASE_DIR BORG_UNKNOWN_UNENCRYPTED_REPO_ACCESS_IS_OK BORG_RELOCATED_REPO_ACCESS_IS_OK;
 	# end trap
-	trap - SIGINT SIGTERM ERR
+	trap - SIGINT SIGTERM
+}
+_catch() {
+	local last_exit_code=$?;
+	echo "Some part of the script failed with ERROR: $last_exit_code @COMMAND: '$BASH_COMMAND' @LINE: $(caller)" >&2;
 }
 # on exit unset any exported var
 trap "unset BORG_BASE_DIR BORG_UNKNOWN_UNENCRYPTED_REPO_ACCESS_IS_OK BORG_RELOCATED_REPO_ACCESS_IS_OK" EXIT;
@@ -24,7 +32,7 @@ function version {
 }
 
 # version for all general files
-VERSION="4.5.4";
+VERSION="4.8.0";
 
 # borg version and borg comamnd
 BORG_VERSION="";
@@ -85,7 +93,9 @@ REGEX="";
 REGEX_COMMENT="^[\ \t]*#";
 REGEX_GLOB='\*';
 REGEX_NUMERIC="^[0-9]{1,2}$";
-REGEX_ERROR="^Some part of the script failed with an error:";
+# port regex, but only approximately
+REGEX_PORT="^[0-9]{2,5}$";
+REGEX_ERROR="^Some part of the script failed with ERROR:";
 PRUNE_DEBUG="";
 INIT_REPOSITORY=0;
 FOLDER_OK=0;
@@ -148,6 +158,10 @@ SUB_BACKUP_SET="";
 # for database backup only
 DATABASE_FULL_DUMP="";
 DATABASE_USER="";
+DATABASE_USE_SUDO="";
+DATABASE_SUDO_USER="";
+DATABASE_PORT="";
+DATABASE_HOST="";
 # only for mysql old config file
 MYSQL_DB_CONFIG="";
 MYSQL_DB_CONFIG_PARAM="";
@@ -348,7 +362,7 @@ if [ -n "${ONE_TIME_TAG}" ] && ! [[ "${ONE_TIME_TAG}" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$ ]]; th
 	echo "One time tag '${ONE_TIME_TAG}' must be alphanumeric with dashes and underscore only.";
 	exit 1;
 elif [ -n "${ONE_TIME_TAG}" ]; then
-	# all ok, attach . at the end
+	# all ok, attach '.' at the end
 	ONE_TIME_TAG=${ONE_TIME_TAG}".";
 fi;
 # if -D, cannot be with -T, -i, -C, -I, -P
@@ -359,7 +373,7 @@ fi;
 # -D also must be in valid backup set format
 # ! [[ "${DELETE_ONE_TIME_TAG}" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+\.${MODULE},(\*-)?[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}T\*$ ]]
 if [ -n "${DELETE_ONE_TIME_TAG}" ] && ! [[ "${DELETE_ONE_TIME_TAG}" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+\.${MODULE},([A-Za-z0-9_-]+-)?[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}T[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}$ ]] && ! [[ "${DELETE_ONE_TIME_TAG}" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+\.${MODULE},(\*-)?[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}T\*$ ]]; then
-	echo "Delete one time tag '${DELETE_ONE_TIME_TAG}' is in an invalid format. "
+	echo "Delete one time tag '${DELETE_ONE_TIME_TAG}' is in an invalid format."
 	echo "Please verify existing tags with -P option."
 	echo "For a globing be sure it is in the format of: TAG.MODULE,*-YYYY-MM-DDT*";
 	echo "Note the dash (-) after the first *, also time (T) is a globa (*) must."
diff --git a/borg.backup.functions.verify.sh b/borg.backup.functions.verify.sh
index 56d7fe7..76b4c68 100644
--- a/borg.backup.functions.verify.sh
+++ b/borg.backup.functions.verify.sh
@@ -294,18 +294,15 @@ COMMAND_INFO="${COMMAND_EXPORT}${BORG_COMMAND} info ${OPT_REMOTE} ${REPOSITORY}"
 # MARK: VERIFY / INFO
 if [ "${VERIFY}" -eq 1 ] || [ "${INIT}" -eq 1 ]; then
 	printf "${PRINTF_SUB_BLOCK}" "VERIFY" "$(date +'%F %T')" "${MODULE}";
-	if [ -n "${TARGET_SERVER}" ]; then
-		if [ "${DEBUG}" -eq 1 ]; then
-			echo "${BORG_COMMAND} info ${OPT_REMOTE} ${REPOSITORY} 2>&1|grep \"Repository ID:\"";
-		fi;
-		# use borg info and verify if it returns "Repository ID:" in the first line
-		REPO_VERIFY=$(${BORG_COMMAND} info ${OPT_REMOTE} "${REPOSITORY}" 2>&1|grep "Repository ID:");
-		# this is currently a hack to work round the error code in borg info
-		# this checks if REPO_VERIFY holds this error message and then starts init
-		if [[ -z "${REPO_VERIFY}" ]] || [[ "${REPO_VERIFY}" =~ ${REGEX_ERROR} ]]; then
-			INIT_REPOSITORY=1;
-		fi;
-	elif [ ! -d "${REPOSITORY}" ]; then
+	if [ "${DEBUG}" -eq 1 ]; then
+		echo "${BORG_COMMAND} info ${OPT_REMOTE} ${REPOSITORY} 2>&1	";
+	fi;
+	# use borg info and verify if it returns "Repository ID:" in the first line
+	REPO_VERIFY=$(${BORG_COMMAND} info ${OPT_REMOTE} "${REPOSITORY}" 2>&1);
+	__last_error=$?;
+	# on any error in verify command force new INIT
+	if [[ $__last_error -ne 0 ]]; then
+		echo "[!] Repository verify error: ${REPO_VERIFY}";
 		INIT_REPOSITORY=1;
 	fi;
 	# if verrify but no init and repo is there but init file is missing set it
@@ -362,7 +359,7 @@ if [ "${INIT}" -eq 1 ] && [ "${INIT_REPOSITORY}" -eq 1 ]; then
 	# exit after init
 	exit;
 elif [ "${INIT}" -eq 1 ] && [ "${INIT_REPOSITORY}" -eq 0 ]; then
-	echo "[! $(date +'%F %T')] Repository already initialized";
+	echo "[!] ($(date +'%F %T')) Repository already initialized";
 	echo "For more information run:"
 	echo "${COMMAND_INFO}";
 	. "${DIR}/borg.backup.functions.close.sh" 1;
@@ -371,7 +368,7 @@ fi;
 
 # verify for init file
 if [ ! -f "${BASE_FOLDER}${BACKUP_INIT_FILE}" ]; then
-	echo "[! $(date +'%F %T')] It seems the repository has never been initialized."
+	echo "[!] ($(date +'%F %T')) It seems the repository has never been initialized."
 	echo "Please run -I to initialize or if already initialzed run with -C for init update."
 	. "${DIR}/borg.backup.functions.close.sh" 1;
 	exit 1;
diff --git a/borg.backup.gitea.sh b/borg.backup.gitea.sh
index adc77fb..299e124 100755
--- a/borg.backup.gitea.sh
+++ b/borg.backup.gitea.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Backup gitea database, all git folders and gitea settings
 
 MODULE="gitea"
-MODULE_VERSION="1.2.1";
+MODULE_VERSION="1.2.2";
 
 DIR="${BASH_SOURCE%/*}"
 if [[ ! -d "$DIR" ]]; then DIR="$PWD"; fi
diff --git a/borg.backup.mysql.sh b/borg.backup.mysql.sh
index cf67829..669defe 100755
--- a/borg.backup.mysql.sh
+++ b/borg.backup.mysql.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 # set last edit date + time
 MODULE="mysql"
-MODULE_VERSION="1.1.4";
+MODULE_VERSION="1.1.5";
 
 DIR="${BASH_SOURCE%/*}"
 if [[ ! -d "$DIR" ]]; then DIR="$PWD"; fi
diff --git a/borg.backup.pgsql.settings-default b/borg.backup.pgsql.settings-default
index 6c67720..49de930 100644
--- a/borg.backup.pgsql.settings-default
+++ b/borg.backup.pgsql.settings-default
@@ -9,5 +9,15 @@
 # note that with this databases that have been dropped need to be pruned manually
 # if 'schema' word is used, only schema data is dumped
 DATABASE_FULL_DUMP="";
-# override default postgres user
+# override default postgres user and sudo user for all postgres commands
+# All commands must be run as the postgres admin user
 DATABASE_USER="";
+# disable sudo usage by setting to "0", default is to use sudo
+DATABASE_USE_SUDO="";
+# set the sudo user, if not set postgres or DATABASE_USER is used
+DATABASE_SUDO_USER="";
+# override port
+DATABASE_PORT="";
+# override database host, if set to local, localhost or 127.0.0.1 it will use sockets to connect
+# for socket connection ident or sudo has to be used
+DATABASE_HOST="";
diff --git a/borg.backup.pgsql.sh b/borg.backup.pgsql.sh
index 1708566..7e9eb08 100755
--- a/borg.backup.pgsql.sh
+++ b/borg.backup.pgsql.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+# allow variables in printf format string
+# shellcheck disable=SC2059
+
 # Backup PostgreSQL
 # default is per table dump, can be set to one full dump
 # config override set in borg.backup.pgsql.settings
@@ -7,11 +10,13 @@
 
 # set last edit date + time
 MODULE="pgsql"
-MODULE_VERSION="1.2.7";
+MODULE_VERSION="1.3.0";
 
 
 DIR="${BASH_SOURCE%/*}"
 if [[ ! -d "$DIR" ]]; then DIR="$PWD"; fi
+DEFAULT_DATABASE_USE_SUDO="1";
+DEFAULT_DATABASE_USER="postgres";
 # init system
 . "${DIR}/borg.backup.functions.init.sh";
 
@@ -32,15 +37,41 @@ BACKUP_LOCK_FILE="borg.backup.${MODULE}.lock";
 # if info print info and then abort run
 . "${DIR}/borg.backup.functions.info.sh";
 
+# set db and sudo user
 if [ -n "${DATABASE_USER}" ]; then
-	DB_USER=${DATABASE_USER};
+	DB_USER="${DATABASE_USER}";
 else
-	DB_USER='postgres';
+	DB_USER="${DEFAULT_DATABASE_USER}";
 fi;
+if [ -n "${DATABASE_SUDO_USER}" ]; then
+	DB_SUDO_USER="${DATABASE_SUDO_USER}";
+else
+	DB_SUDO_USER="${DB_USER}";
+fi;
+# set flag if we should use sudo
+if [ -n "${DATABASE_USE_SUDO}" ]; then
+	USE_SUDO="${DATABASE_USE_SUDO}";
+else
+	USE_SUDO="${DEFAULT_DATABASE_USE_SUDO}";
+fi;
+# sudo command, or none if not requested
+SUDO_COMMAND_A=("sudo" "-u" "${DB_SUDO_USER}");
+if [ "${USE_SUDO}" -eq "0" ]; then
+	SUDO_COMMAND_A=()
+fi;
+
 # get current pgsql version first
 # if first part <10 then user full, else only first part
 # eg 9.4 -> 9.4, 12.5 -> 12
-PG_VERSION=$(pgv=$(psql -U ${DB_USER} -d template1 -t -A -F "," -X -q -c 'select version();' | sed -e 's/^PostgreSQL \([0-9]\{1,\}\.[0-9]\{1,\}\).*/\1/'); if [[ $(echo "${pgv}" | cut -d "." -f 1) -ge 10 ]]; then echo "${pgv}" | cut -d "." -f 1; else echo "${pgv}" | cut -d "." -f 1,2; fi );
+PG_VERSION_CMD=("${SUDO_COMMAND_A[@]}" "psql" "-U" "${DB_USER}" "-d" "template1" "-t" "-A" "-F" "," "-X" "-q" "-c" "select version();");
+PG_VERSION=$(
+	pgv=$("${PG_VERSION_CMD[@]}" | sed -e 's/^PostgreSQL \([0-9]\{1,\}\.[0-9]\{1,\}\).*/\1/');
+	if [[ $(echo "${pgv}" | cut -d "." -f 1) -ge 10 ]]; then
+		echo "${pgv}" | cut -d "." -f 1;
+	else
+		echo "${pgv}" | cut -d "." -f 1,2;
+	fi;
+);
 _PATH_PG_VERSION=${PG_VERSION};
 _backup_error=$?;
 if [ $_backup_error -ne 0 ] || [ -z "${PG_VERSION}" ]; then
@@ -50,49 +81,75 @@ if [ $_backup_error -ne 0 ] || [ -z "${PG_VERSION}" ]; then
 fi;
 
 # path set per Distribution type and current running DB version
+# Debian/Ubuntu: PG_BASE_PATH='/usr/lib/postgresql/';
 # Redhat: PG_BASE_PATH='/usr/pgsql-';
-# AWS 1: PG_BASE_PATH='/usr/lib64/pgsql';
-# Debian: PG_BASE_PATH='/usr/lib/postgresql/';
-PG_BASE_PATH='/usr/lib/postgresql/';
-if [ ! -f "${PG_BASE_PATH}${_PATH_PG_VERSION}/bin/psql" ]; then
-	PG_BASE_PATH='/usr/pgsql-';
-	if [ ! -f "${PG_BASE_PATH}${_PATH_PG_VERSION}/bin/psql" ]; then
-		PG_BASE_PATH='/usr/lib64/pgsql';
-		_PATH_PG_VERSION=$(echo "${PG_VERSION}" | sed -e 's/\.//');
-		if [ ! -f "${PG_BASE_PATH}${_PATH_PG_VERSION}/bin/psql" ]; then
-			echo "[! $(date +'%F %T')] PostgreSQL not found in any paths";
-			. "${DIR}/borg.backup.functions.close.sh" 1;
-			exit 1;
-		fi;
+PG_BASE_PATH_LIST=("/usr/lib/postgresql" "/usr/lib64/pgsql");
+PG_BASE_PATH="";
+for path in "${PG_BASE_PATH_LIST[@]}"; do
+	if [ -f "${path}/${_PATH_PG_VERSION}/bin/psql" ]; then
+		PG_BASE_PATH="${path}/";
+		break;
 	fi;
+done;
+if [ -z "${PG_BASE_PATH}" ]; then
+	echo "[! $(date +'%F %T')] PostgreSQL not found in any paths";
+		. "${DIR}/borg.backup.functions.close.sh" 1;
+	exit 1;
 fi;
-PG_PATH=${PG_BASE_PATH}${_PATH_PG_VERSION}'/bin/';
-PG_PSQL=${PG_PATH}'psql';
-PG_DUMP=${PG_PATH}'pg_dump';
-PG_DUMPALL=${PG_PATH}'pg_dumpall';
+PG_PATH="${PG_BASE_PATH}${_PATH_PG_VERSION}/bin/";
+PG_PSQL=("${PG_PATH}psql");
+PG_DUMP=("${PG_PATH}pg_dump");
+PG_DUMPALL=("${PG_PATH}pg_dumpall");
+PG_ERROR=0
 # check that command are here
-if [ ! -f "${PG_PSQL}" ]; then
-	echo "[! $(date +'%F %T')] psql binary not found in ${PG_PATH}";
-	. "${DIR}/borg.backup.functions.close.sh" 1;
-	exit 1;
+if [ ! -f "${PG_PSQL[0]}" ]; then
+	echo "[!] ($(date +'%F %T')) psql binary not found in ${PG_PATH}";
+	PG_ERROR=1;
 fi;
-if [ ! -f "${PG_DUMP}" ]; then
-	echo "[! $(date +'%F %T')] pg_dump binary not found in ${PG_PATH}";
-	. "${DIR}/borg.backup.functions.close.sh" 1;
-	exit 1;
+if [ ! -f "${PG_DUMP[0]}" ]; then
+	echo "[!] ($(date +'%F %T')) pg_dump binary not found in ${PG_PATH}";
+	PG_ERROR=1;
 fi;
-if [ ! -f "${PG_DUMPALL}" ]; then
-	echo "[! $(date +'%F %T')] pg_dumpall binary not found in ${PG_PATH}";
+if [ ! -f "${PG_DUMPALL[0]}" ]; then
+	echo "[!] ($(date +'%F %T')) pg_dumpall binary not found in ${PG_PATH}";
+	PG_ERROR=1;
+fi;
+if [ ${PG_ERROR} -ne 0 ]; then
 	. "${DIR}/borg.backup.functions.close.sh" 1;
-	exit 1;
+	exit ${PG_ERROR};
+fi;
+# prefix with sudo, if sudo command is requested
+if [ "${USE_SUDO}" -ne "0" ]; then
+	PG_PSQL=("${SUDO_COMMAND_A[@]}" "${PG_PSQL[@]}");
+	PG_DUMP=("${SUDO_COMMAND_A[@]}" "${PG_DUMP[@]}");
+	PG_DUMPALL=("${SUDO_COMMAND_A[@]}" "${PG_DUMPALL[@]}");
 fi;
 
 DB_VERSION=${PG_VERSION};
-# TODO override port/host info
-DB_PORT='5432';
-DB_HOST='local'; # or <host>
-CONN_DB_HOST=''; # -h <host>
-CONN_DB_PORT=''; # -p <port>
+# override for port or host name
+if [ -n "${DATABASE_PORT}" ] && [[ "${DATABASE_PORT}" =~ ${REGEX_PORT} ]]; then
+	DB_PORT="${DATABASE_PORT}";
+else
+	DB_PORT="5432";
+fi;
+if [ -n "${DATABASE_HOST}" ]; then
+	DB_HOST="${DATABASE_HOST}";
+else
+	DB_HOST="local";
+fi;
+# use socket for local
+if [ "${DB_HOST}" = "local" ] || [ "${DB_HOST}" = "localhost" ] || [ "${DB_HOST}" = "127.0.0.1" ]; then
+	DB_HOST='local';
+	CONN_DB_HOST=();
+	CONN_DB_PORT=();
+else
+	CONN_DB_HOST=("-p" "${DB_HOST}"); # -h <host>
+	CONN_DB_PORT=("-h" "${DB_HOSTNAME}"); # -p <port>
+fi;
+# now add user, con, host to all commands
+PG_PSQL=("${PG_PSQL[@]}" "-U" "${DB_USER}" "${CONN_DB_HOST[@]}" "${CONN_DB_PORT[@]}");
+PG_DUMP=("${PG_DUMP[@]}" "-U" "${DB_USER}" "${CONN_DB_HOST[@]}" "${CONN_DB_PORT[@]}");
+PG_DUMPALL=("${PG_DUMPALL[@]}" "-U" "${DB_USER}" "${CONN_DB_HOST[@]}" "${CONN_DB_PORT[@]}");
 
 # ALL IN ONE FILE or PER DATABASE FLAG
 if [ -n "${DATABASE_FULL_DUMP}" ]; then
@@ -110,17 +167,25 @@ if [ -n "${DATABASE_FULL_DUMP}" ]; then
 	BACKUP_SET_PREFIX="${MODULE},all-";
 	BACKUP_SET_NAME="${ONE_TIME_TAG}${BACKUP_SET_PREFIX}${schema_flag}-${BACKUP_SET}";
 	# borg call
-	BORG_CALL=$(echo "${_BORG_CALL}" | sed -e "s/##FILENAME##/${FILENAME}/" | sed -e "s/##BACKUP_SET##/${BACKUP_SET_NAME}/");
-	BORG_PRUNE=$(echo "${_BORG_PRUNE}" | sed -e "s/##BACKUP_SET_PREFIX##/${BACKUP_SET_PREFIX}/");
+	BORG_CALL=$(
+		echo "${_BORG_CALL}" |
+		sed -e "s/##FILENAME##/${FILENAME}/" |
+		sed -e "s/##BACKUP_SET##/${BACKUP_SET_NAME}/"
+	);
+	BORG_PRUNE=$(
+		echo "${_BORG_PRUNE}" |
+		sed -e "s/##BACKUP_SET_PREFIX##/${BACKUP_SET_PREFIX}/"
+	);
+	PG_DUMPALL_CMD=("${PG_DUMPALL[@]}" "${SCHEMA_ONLY}" "-c");
 	if [ ${DEBUG} -eq 1 ] || [ ${DRYRUN} -eq 1 ]; then
 		echo "export BORG_BASE_DIR=\"${BASE_FOLDER}\";";
-		echo "${PG_DUMPALL} -U ${DB_USER} ${CONN_DB_HOST} ${CONN_DB_PORT} ${SCHEMA_ONLY} -c | ${BORG_CALL}";
+		echo "${PG_DUMPALL_CMD[*]} | ${BORG_CALL}";
 		if [ -z "${ONE_TIME_TAG}" ]; then
 			echo "${BORG_PRUNE}";
 		fi;
 	fi;
 	if [ ${DRYRUN} -eq 0 ]; then
-		$(${PG_DUMPALL} -U ${DB_USER} ${CONN_DB_HOST} ${CONN_DB_PORT} ${SCHEMA_ONLY} -c | ${BORG_CALL});
+		"${PG_DUMPALL_CMD[@]}" | ${BORG_CALL};
 		_backup_error=$?;
 		if [ $_backup_error -ne 0 ]; then
 			echo "[! $(date +'%F %T')] Backup creation failed for full dump with error code: ${_backup_error}";
@@ -133,7 +198,7 @@ if [ -n "${DATABASE_FULL_DUMP}" ]; then
 		echo "Prune repository with keep${KEEP_INFO:1}";
 		${BORG_PRUNE};
 	fi;
-	DURATION=$[ $(date +'%s')-$LOCAL_START ];
+	DURATION=$(( $(date +'%s') - LOCAL_START ));
 	printf "${PRINTF_DB_RUN_TIME_SUB_BLOCK}" "DONE" "all databases" "${MODULE}" "$(convert_time ${DURATION})";
 else
 	# dump globals first
@@ -147,17 +212,25 @@ else
 	BACKUP_SET_PREFIX="${MODULE},${db}-";
 	BACKUP_SET_NAME="${ONE_TIME_TAG}${BACKUP_SET_PREFIX}${schema_flag}-${BACKUP_SET}";
 	# borg call
-	BORG_CALL=$(echo "${_BORG_CALL}" | sed -e "s/##FILENAME##/${FILENAME}/" | sed -e "s/##BACKUP_SET##/${BACKUP_SET_NAME}/");
-	BORG_PRUNE=$(echo "${_BORG_PRUNE}" | sed -e "s/##BACKUP_SET_PREFIX##/${BACKUP_SET_PREFIX}/");
+	BORG_CALL=$(
+		echo "${_BORG_CALL}" |
+		sed -e "s/##FILENAME##/${FILENAME}/" |
+		sed -e "s/##BACKUP_SET##/${BACKUP_SET_NAME}/"
+	);
+	BORG_PRUNE=$(
+		echo "${_BORG_PRUNE}" |
+		sed -e "s/##BACKUP_SET_PREFIX##/${BACKUP_SET_PREFIX}/"
+	);
+	PG_DUMPALL_CMD=("${PG_DUMPALL[@]}" "--globals-only");
 	if [ ${DEBUG} -eq 1 ] || [ ${DRYRUN} -eq 1 ]; then
 		echo "export BORG_BASE_DIR=\"${BASE_FOLDER}\";";
-		echo "${PG_DUMPALL} -U ${DB_USER} ${CONN_DB_HOST} ${CONN_DB_PORT} --globals-only | ${BORG_CALL}";
+		echo "${PG_DUMPALL_CMD[*]} | ${BORG_CALL}";
 		if [ -z "${ONE_TIME_TAG}" ]; then
 			echo "${BORG_PRUNE}";
 		fi;
 	fi;
 	if [ ${DRYRUN} -eq 0 ]; then
-		${PG_DUMPALL} -U ${DB_USER} ${CONN_DB_HOST} ${CONN_DB_PORT} --globals-only | ${BORG_CALL};
+		"${PG_DUMPALL_CMD[@]}" | ${BORG_CALL};
 		_backup_error=$?;
 		if [ $_backup_error -ne 0 ]; then
 			echo "[! $(date +'%F %T')] Backup creation failed for ${db} dump with error code: ${_backup_error}";
@@ -170,21 +243,25 @@ else
 		echo "Prune repository with keep${KEEP_INFO:1}";
 		${BORG_PRUNE};
 	fi;
-	DURATION=$[ $(date +'%s')-$LOCAL_START ];
+	DURATION=$(( $(date +'%s') - LOCAL_START ));
 	printf "${PRINTF_DB_RUN_TIME_SUB_BLOCK}" "DONE" "${db}" "${MODULE}" "$(convert_time ${DURATION})";
 
 	# get list of tables
-	for owner_db in $(${PG_PSQL} -U ${DB_USER} ${CONN_DB_HOST} ${CONN_DB_PORT} -d template1 -t -A -F "," -X -q -c "SELECT pg_catalog.pg_get_userbyid(datdba) AS owner, datname, pg_catalog.pg_encoding_to_char(encoding) AS encoding FROM pg_catalog.pg_database WHERE datname "\!"~ 'template(0|1)' ORDER BY datname;"); do
+	GET_DB_CMD=(
+		"${PG_PSQL[@]}" "-d" "template1" "-t" "-A" "-F" "," "-X" "-q" "-c"
+		"SELECT pg_catalog.pg_get_userbyid(datdba) AS owner, datname, pg_catalog.pg_encoding_to_char(encoding) AS encoding FROM pg_catalog.pg_database WHERE datname !~ 'template(0|1)' ORDER BY datname;"
+	);
+	for owner_db in $("${GET_DB_CMD[@]}"); do
 		LOCAL_START=$(date +'%s');
 		# get the user who owns the DB too
-		owner=$(echo ${owner_db} | cut -d "," -f 1);
-		db=$(echo ${owner_db} | cut -d "," -f 2);
-		encoding=$(echo ${owner_db} | cut -d "," -f 3);
+		owner=$(echo "${owner_db}" | cut -d "," -f 1);
+		db=$(echo "${owner_db}" | cut -d "," -f 2);
+		encoding=$(echo "${owner_db}" | cut -d "," -f 3);
 		printf "${PRINTF_DB_SUB_BLOCK}" "DB" "${db}" "${MODULE}";
 		printf "${PRINTF_SUBEXT_BLOCK}" "BACKUP" "${db}" "$(date +'%F %T')" "${MODULE}";
 		include=0;
 		if [ -s "${BASE_FOLDER}${INCLUDE_FILE}" ]; then
-			while read incl_db; do
+			while read -r incl_db; do
 				if [ "${db}" = "${incl_db}" ]; then
 					include=1;
 					break;
@@ -195,7 +272,7 @@ else
 		fi;
 		exclude=0;
 		if [ -f "${BASE_FOLDER}${EXCLUDE_FILE}" ]; then
-			while read excl_db; do
+			while read -r excl_db; do
 				if [ "${db}" = "${excl_db}" ]; then
 					exclude=1;
 					break;
@@ -203,17 +280,15 @@ else
 			done<"${BASE_FOLDER}${EXCLUDE_FILE}";
 		fi;
 		if [ ${include} -eq 1 ] && [ ${exclude} -eq 0 ]; then
+			PG_DUMP_CMD=("${PG_DUMP[@]}" "-c" "--format=c");
 			# set dump type
-			SCHEMA_ONLY='';
 			schema_flag=''; # schema or data
 			# schema exclude over data exclude, can't have both
 			if [ -s "${BASE_FOLDER}${SCHEMA_ONLY_FILE}" ]; then
 				# default is data dump
-				SCHEMA_ONLY='';
 				schema_flag='data';
-				while read schema_db; do
+				while read -r schema_db; do
 					if [ "${db}" = "${schema_db}" ]; then
-						SCHEMA_ONLY='-s';
 						schema_flag='schema';
 						# skip out
 						break;
@@ -221,11 +296,9 @@ else
 				done<"${BASE_FOLDER}${SCHEMA_ONLY_FILE}";
 			elif [ -s "${BASE_FOLDER}${DATA_ONLY_FILE}" ]; then
 				# default to schema, unless in data list
-				SCHEMA_ONLY='-s';
 				schema_flag='schema';
-				while read data_db; do
+				while read -r data_db; do
 					if [ "${db}" = "${data_db}" ]; then
-						SCHEMA_ONLY='';
 						schema_flag='data';
 						# skip out
 						break;
@@ -234,9 +307,13 @@ else
 			fi;
 			# if nothing is set, default to data
 			if [ -z "${schema_flag}" ]; then
-				SCHEMA_ONLY=''
 				schema_flag="data";
 			fi;
+			# set schema flag if schmea only is requested
+			if [ $schema_flag = "schema" ]; then
+				PG_DUMP_CMD+=("-s");
+			fi;
+			PG_DUMP_CMD+=("${db}");
 			# Filename
 			# Database.User.Encoding.pgsql|data|schema-Version_Host_Port_YearMonthDay_HourMinute_Counter.Fromat(c).sql
 			FILENAME="${db}.${owner}.${encoding}.${schema_flag}-${DB_VERSION}_${DB_HOST}_${DB_PORT}.c.sql"
@@ -245,18 +322,25 @@ else
 			# backup set:
 			BACKUP_SET_NAME="${ONE_TIME_TAG}${BACKUP_SET_PREFIX}${schema_flag}-${BACKUP_SET}";
 			# borg call
-			BORG_CALL=$(echo "${_BORG_CALL}" | sed -e "s/##FILENAME##/${FILENAME}/" | sed -e "s/##BACKUP_SET##/${BACKUP_SET_NAME}/");
+			BORG_CALL=$(
+				echo "${_BORG_CALL}" |
+				sed -e "s/##FILENAME##/${FILENAME}/" |
+				sed -e "s/##BACKUP_SET##/${BACKUP_SET_NAME}/"
+			);
 			# borg prune
-			BORG_PRUNE=$(echo "${_BORG_PRUNE}" | sed -e "s/##BACKUP_SET_PREFIX##/${BACKUP_SET_PREFIX}/");
+			BORG_PRUNE=$(
+				echo "${_BORG_PRUNE}" |
+				sed -e "s/##BACKUP_SET_PREFIX##/${BACKUP_SET_PREFIX}/"
+			);
 			if [ ${DEBUG} -eq 1 ] || [ ${DRYRUN} -eq 1 ]; then
 				echo "export BORG_BASE_DIR=\"${BASE_FOLDER}\";";
-				echo "${PG_DUMP} -U ${DB_USER} ${CONN_DB_HOST} ${CONN_DB_PORT} -c ${SCHEMA_ONLY} --format=c ${db} | ${BORG_CALL}";
+				echo "${PG_DUMP_CMD[*]} | ${BORG_CALL}";
 				if [ -z "${ONE_TIME_TAG}" ]; then
 					echo "${BORG_PRUNE}";
 				fi;
 			fi;
 			if [ ${DRYRUN} -eq 0 ]; then
-				${PG_DUMP} -U ${DB_USER} ${CONN_DB_HOST} ${CONN_DB_PORT} -c ${SCHEMA_ONLY} --format=c ${db} | ${BORG_CALL};
+				"${PG_DUMP_CMD[@]}" | ${BORG_CALL};
 				_backup_error=$?;
 				if [ $_backup_error -ne 0 ]; then
 					echo "[! $(date +'%F %T')] Backup creation failed for ${db} dump with error code: ${_backup_error}";
@@ -272,7 +356,7 @@ else
 		else
 			echo "- [E] ${db}";
 		fi;
-		DURATION=$[ $(date +'%s')-$LOCAL_START ];
+		DURATION=$(( $(date +'%s') - LOCAL_START ));
 		printf "${PRINTF_DB_RUN_TIME_SUB_BLOCK}" "DONE" "${db}" "${MODULE}" "$(convert_time ${DURATION})";
 	done;
 fi;
diff --git a/borg.backup.settings-default b/borg.backup.settings-default
index 393a407..2b91f93 100644
--- a/borg.backup.settings-default
+++ b/borg.backup.settings-default
@@ -13,21 +13,19 @@ TARGET_PORT="";
 TARGET_BORG_PATH="";
 # folder where the backup folder will be created
 TARGET_FOLDER="";
-# the backup file (folder) for this host $(hostname), must end with .borg
+# the backup file (folder) for this backup, avoid dynamic variables in here, must end with .borg
 BACKUP_FILE="";
-# compression settings (empty for none, lz4, zstd, zlib, lzma)
-# level, if empty then default, else number between 0 and 9, or 1 to 22 for zstd
-# default is zstd, 3
+# compression settings (none, lz4, zstd, zlib, lzma)
+# empty is default zstd
 COMPRESSION="";
+# compression level, if empty then default 3, else number between 0 and 9, or 1 to 22 for zstd
 COMPRESSION_LEVEL="";
 # encryption settings:
 # SHA-256: 'none', 'authenticated', 'repokey', 'keyfile'
 # BLAKE2b: 'authenticated-blake2', 'repokey-blake2', 'keyfile-blake2'
-# Note: none does not encrypt
-# Blank passwords allowed for only key (if used, use keyfile)
+# Note: none does not encrypt and is not recommended
 # Default is keyfile
-# passwords have to be set via BORG_PASSPHRASE or BORG_PASSCOMMAND
-# keyfile can have blank passwords
+# Blank passwords allowed for only keyfile, else passwords have to be set via BORG_PASSPHRASE or BORG_PASSCOMMAND
 # See: http://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/faq.html#how-can-i-specify-the-encryption-passphrase-programmatically
 ENCRYPTION=""
 # force repository verify, default is off, set to true for verify on every run
diff --git a/borg.backup.zabbix.sh b/borg.backup.zabbix.sh
index c58d0b3..8b8b632 100755
--- a/borg.backup.zabbix.sh
+++ b/borg.backup.zabbix.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Backup zabbix config and settings only
 
 MODULE="zabbix"
-MODULE_VERSION="1.1.3";
+MODULE_VERSION="1.1.4";
 
 DIR="${BASH_SOURCE%/*}"
 if [[ ! -d "$DIR" ]]; then DIR="$PWD"; fi