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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.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 |