Using GPG to encrypt tape backups

[Steve Butler]

Did you try the --yes option with --batch?

-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Litt [mailto:litt@execulink.com]
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 5:02 PM
To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org
Subject: Using GPG to encrypt tape backups


I'm trying to use GPG as a filter to encrypt my tape backups:

tar cf - backup | gpg -e -r myID -z 9 -o /dev/nst0

The problem is that GPG wants to prompt because /dev/nst0 exists.
If I answer "y" it works fine, but I'm trying to automate this.  If I use
--batch, it complains about the existing file and aborts.

I have also tried without the output option, instead redirecting
stdout to /dev/nst0, but I get "write error: Invalid argument" errors.
I even tried piping gpg to dd of=/dev/nst0 bs=512, but no go either.

It does't seem to be possible to use gpg as a filter in this manner.
Does anyone have any ideas?  I would like to see an option to
overwrite the output file, but chances are slim that will be done.
Creating a temporary file and dumping that is not an option.

Thanks,

Carl Litt
Network Administrator
Execulink Internet


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