Re: sequence number mismatch

[Colin Percival <cperciva@tarsnap.com>]

On 06/02/11 13:09, Daniel Staal wrote:
> One cache directory is assumed to be one box, one box is assumed to be one
> key.

Sort of.  Really it's just that one cache directory is assumed to be used
for each key.

I used the word "machine" in a bunch of places, but in hindsight I really
should have used the word "backup set".

> You will need to run --fsck every time you switch keys, so that
> tarsnap can sync your cache with it's state on the remote server.

This is a very effective way to waste time and bandwidth.  fsck is
slow and not designed to be run on a regular basis.

> If you need to use different keys on the same box for some reason, at
> least try different cache directories.  I think that works.

Yep, that's the way to do it.

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Colin Percival
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