[OpenIndiana-discuss] zfs snapshot script

2011-05-01 Thread Matt Connolly
Hi all, I'm putting together a script to create zfs snapshots after a backup has been completed (via Apple TimeMachine or rsync for example). When I'm logged into the machine, I can only access the zfs snapshot command as root via sudo or pfexec. Neither of these are available directly from a

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] zfs snapshot script

2011-05-01 Thread Dan Swartzendruber
Hmmm, well, what I've seen a couple of places (and have been using myself) is rsyncd.conf on the OS box having a post-exec cmd that takes the snapshot... -Original Message- From: Matt Connolly [mailto:matt.connolly...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 9:46 AM To: Discussion list for

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] zfs snapshot script

2011-05-01 Thread Gregory Youngblood
ssh -t host 'sudo.zfs snapshot. ..' That should do what you Jews. Sudo requires a tty that you don't get when running commands unless you include -t. Sent from my Droid Incredible. Matt Connolly matt.connolly...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I'm putting together a script to create zfs snapshots

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] zfs snapshot script

2011-05-01 Thread Kees Nuyt
On Sun, 1 May 2011 09:48:22 -0400, you wrote: Hmmm, well, what I've seen a couple of places (and have been using myself) is rsyncd.conf on the OS box having a post-exec cmd that takes the snapshot... -Original Message- From: Matt Connolly [mailto:matt.connolly...@gmail.com] Sent:

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] zfs snapshot script

2011-05-01 Thread Gregory Youngblood
Ugh. Vlingo keyboard has some strange autocorrections. Switched back to android keyboard. That should have said that should do what you want. Sent from my Droid Incredible. Gregory Youngblood greg...@youngblood.me wrote: ssh -t host 'sudo.zfs snapshot. ..' That should do what you Jews. Sudo

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] zfs snapshot script

2011-05-01 Thread Edward Ned Harvey
From: Matt Connolly [mailto:matt.connolly...@gmail.com] client$ ssh user@host sudo zfs snapshot blah - fails = sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified # Note: must have a TTY to run sudo, hence the double -t ssh -t -t user@host 'sudo blah'

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] zfs snapshot script

2011-05-01 Thread Dan Swartzendruber
Can zfssnap role be restricted to specific filesystems? If not, I'd be concerned about allowing too much power... -Original Message- From: Jamon Camisso [mailto:jamonat...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 11:50 AM To: Discussion list for OpenIndiana Subject: Re:

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] zfs snapshot script

2011-05-01 Thread Jamon Camisso
On 05/01/2011 02:10 PM, Dan Swartzendruber wrote: Can zfssnap role be restricted to specific filesystems? If not, I'd be concerned about allowing too much power... If that's an issue (I have no idea, haven't investigated), one option would be to match users in sshd_config and use the

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] zfs snapshot script

2011-05-01 Thread Gregory Youngblood
On May 1, 2011, at 1:34 PM, Jamon Camisso wrote: On 05/01/2011 02:10 PM, Dan Swartzendruber wrote: Can zfssnap role be restricted to specific filesystems? If not, I'd be concerned about allowing too much power... If that's an issue (I have no idea, haven't investigated), one option

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] zfs snapshot script

2011-05-01 Thread Matt Connolly
Thanks Gary - best answer!! zfs allow is exactly what I was looking for. (also great to learn the extra -t trick with sudo, thanks to others). And yes, zfs allow does apply only to one filesystem (or optionally including its descendants). Best, Matt. On 02/05/2011, at 1:38 AM, Gary Mills

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] zfs snapshot script

2011-05-01 Thread Dan Swartzendruber
Good point! -Original Message- From: Matt Connolly [mailto:matt.connolly...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 5:14 PM To: Discussion list for OpenIndiana Cc: Discussion list for OpenIndiana Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] zfs snapshot script Thanks Gary - best answer!! zfs allow

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OpenIndiana and application keychain access

2011-05-01 Thread Dave Koelmeyer
On 27/04/11 01:34 PM, Dave Koelmeyer wrote: Hi All, More of an OpenSolaris query originally, as I've always had this problem, but still have it on oi_147 x86. In certain applications such as Pidgin and the bundled vncserver,. I have saved my password (for various chat accounts in the

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] OpenIndiana and application keychain access

2011-05-01 Thread Tomas Bodzar
On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 11:44 PM, Dave Koelmeyer davekoelme...@me.com wrote: On 27/04/11 01:34 PM, Dave Koelmeyer wrote: Hi All, More of an OpenSolaris query originally, as I've always had this problem, but still have it on oi_147 x86. In certain applications such as Pidgin and the bundled