unattended backups

[kerplunk]

I understand that for a scheduled backup to run, the user who scheduled it must be logged in and out in front. I really wish this was not the case. I like to run backups through an Admin, but don't like to leave him logged in nor out in front unattended.

I was wondering if you might consider implementing, for instance, a daemon for a future release? I think that would be a very attractive feature.

[Mr. CoBalt]

Why not just have the Admin logged in but lock the screen, either through screensaver or Keychain menu extra? This is my setup and SD seems to have no problems.

[kerplunk]

This is what I am doing now. It's not that it can't be made to work. I guess, my thinking is, wouldn't it be better if I didn't have to use a kludge. First, I have to worry about whether the Admin will be out from when it's time for a backup to run. Second, there are, albiet nit-picky, security concerns.

Since scheduled backups are presumably the rule rather than the exception, this just seems to me like a very desirable feature to have.

[dnanian]

We're aware of this request, certainly -- can't guarantee anything, but it's under consideration for the future.

[kerplunk]

Thanks. Also, I wanted to take the opportunity to say how impressed I am with the quality of SD and with your responsiveness as a developer.

Cheers.

[dnanian]

Thanks very much!