tarsnap-keygen Command Examples

Generate a key file for use with Tarsnap, an online backup service. More information: https://www.tarsnap.com/man-tarsnap-keygen.1.html.

• Register a machine with the Tarsnap server:

sudo tarsnap-keygen --keyfile {{path/to/file.key}} --user {{user_email}} --machine {{machine_name}}

• Encrypt the key file (a passphrase will be requested twice):

sudo tarsnap-keygen --keyfile {{path/to/file.key}} --user {{user_email}} --machine {{machine_name}} --passphrased