Shirt Pocket Discussions

Shirt Pocket Discussions (https://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/index.php)
-   General (https://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=6)
-   -   FileVault (https://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6601)

garboczi 01-25-2012 10:57 AM

FileVault
 
Yesterday, my organization forced me to use FileVault. I turned off my nightly backups until I sort this out. I understand from the SD! guide that I can backup the Filevault volume, but that won't be a boot volume, just my User files. According to the guide, I have to use another non-FileVault account to make a boot drive. I am checking but it is possible that my organization will not allow me to have an account without FileVault. What then would be the best way of handling backups? I was thinking to have two scheduled jobs, one for the disk and one for the FileVault volume, but I guess not? 10.6.8
thanks,
Dave

dnanian 01-25-2012 11:06 AM

You have to use a non-FV account to back up. You don't have to put anything important in it, but the one that has the data in it must be logged out of.

garboczi 01-25-2012 11:21 AM

So I'll have to logout of the account that I use all day at work. Fast user switch to the non-FV account to bring it to the front and then let the scheduler run SD later in the night. So FileVault took away my automated backups. I have to remember to logout and login whenever I want SD to run. Which is every night. Do I have this right? Hope I don't.

dnanian 01-25-2012 11:30 AM

Yes, you have it right. This isn't true in Lion, where FileVault is handled differently. But since FileVault pre-10.7 is done by encrypting an image, you must close the image before you back up, which requires logging out.

garboczi 01-26-2012 04:45 PM

When I make a non-FileVaulted account for the sole purpose of using SD! to back up a FileVaulted user, does the account need to have admin privileges?

dnanian 01-26-2012 04:58 PM

No, it doesn't - but you have to authorize it with an admin account.


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:23 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.