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authorWolfgang Müller2024-10-11 11:21:57 +0200
committerWolfgang Müller2024-10-11 11:21:57 +0200
commit5cf04d526d0d18af72fc10652db78511ffb8646b (patch)
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Mention that lifeboat adds $HOME/bin to its $PATHHEADmaster
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-.Dd April 30, 2021
+.Dd October 11, 2024
.Dt LIFEBOAT 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -126,6 +126,22 @@ As per upstream recommendation this is the restic binary with the
capability set.
This allows restic to access any file on the system without
needing root permissions.
+.Pp
+We recommend running
+.Nm lifeboat
+under its own user account, with only that user account having access
+to the
+.Em restic-priv
+binary.
+To facilitate this,
+.Nm lifeboat
+extends
+.Ev PATH
+with the
+.Pa bin/
+directory under
+.Ev HOME .
+.
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
.Nm
will export the following environment variables for use in the