From 5cf04d526d0d18af72fc10652db78511ffb8646b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wolfgang Müller Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:21:57 +0200 Subject: Mention that lifeboat adds $HOME/bin to its $PATH --- lifeboat.1 | 18 +++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/lifeboat.1 b/lifeboat.1 index 5d76ea1..d821f11 100644 --- a/lifeboat.1 +++ b/lifeboat.1 @@ -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 -- cgit v1.2.3-2-gb3c3