> How do you use the password in an automated backup then? > Actually, I do not automate it. This is the command that I use to make the tarball: $ tar -zcvf - /home/user/ | openssl des3 -salt -k PASSWORD | dd of=DATE.tbz
And this one to decrypt it: $ dd if=DATE.tbz | openssl des3 -d -k PASSWORD | tar zvxf - -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il