On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:07:22 -0700 Ross Boylan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Did you mean to go offlist? No, my mistake, sorry. I didn't check 'To:' field. > > Ok, try from the other end - transfer an encrypted file, encrypt your > > backup and compare those. It's a kludge, of course, but worth the > > effort. > If I understand the proposal, it doesn't fully validate the backup > I've made, since I want to verify that the decrypted version of the > backup matches the original. The original is often a block device. Still, easiest thing to do IMO. > > If it doesn't help - try using sponge (from 'moreutils' package) like > > this: > Hmm, looks as if that isn't installed. > > > > ssh kornak "cat markov/turtle.Lenny00.gpg" | gpg -d - | sponge | \ > > sudo cmp - /dev/turtle/Lenny00 > > > Wouldn't this mean I'd need enough disk space to hold the decrypted file? No, but it means you'll need enough memory to hold it. An idea was - if stream compression is giving trouble - get rid of streaming. Reco -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
