Another "feature" crept in using stealth. Wouldn't be quite so bad if it actually was properly tested and worked!
>/usr/local/cwp/php71/bin/php-cgi -d max_execution_time=10000000 -q /usr/local/cwpsrv/htdocs/resources/admin/include/cron_newbackup.php
> cat: /usr/local/cwp/.conf/sendcronbackup: No such file or directory
Even touching the file is insufficient. Remote backup destinations aren't enabled for this backup job.