[volunteergrid2-l] Tahoe Configuration Files

[Shawn Willden]

The root DIRCAP is all you need, as long as you can get access to any node
on the grid.

The obvious corollary is that the root DIRCAP is all anyone with access to
any node on the grid needs, so if you have sensitive files, protect your
DIRCAP well.

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Brad Rupp <bradrupp at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings VG2 users,
>
> I am working on getting my backup solution to a point where I can recover
> from a catastrophic event, such as my house being assimilated by the Borg.
>  To access the data I put on the grid, it is my understanding that all I
> needed to preserve is the root DIRCAP.  This can be found in
> ~/.tahoe/private/aliases on a *nix machine.
>
> It is also my understanding that I do NOT need to backup the other files
> in ~/.tahoe and ~/.tahoe/private (e.g. ~/.tahoe/private/secret).  These
> files are used for the current running instance and are not needed to get
> access to my data.  I do know that a few of these files (my_nodeid and
> node.pem) can be used to clone my node, but that also is not required to
> access my data in the event of a disaster.
>
> I know this has been answered somewhere before.  I just can't seem to find
> it in the list archives.  I also figure this is good information to review.
>  At any rate, please correct me if my understanding is incorrect.
>
> Regards,
>
> Brad
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Shawn
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