[HowTo] use btrfs send / receive

Yes

  • But you have to be root to use btrfs send/receive
  • Or you would have to get the necessary permissions in other ways (sudo / wheel)

One possibility is to:

  • Use ssh-keys (with password)
  • Use ssh-assistant to unlock a key temporary
  • execute btrfs over ssh (which will use the unlocked key)

Please have a look at:

If you are familiar with ssh, you can send /receive via ssh.
I do this once a week with 5 PCs :wink: (and have collected over 1600 differential snapshots this way)

(But be aware, this is work in progress)

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