[OpenIndiana-discuss] zfs snapshot script

[Gregory Youngblood]

Ugh. Vlingo keyboard has some strange autocorrections. Switched back to android keyboard. That should have said "that should do what you want." 

Sent from my Droid Incredible. 

Gregory Youngblood <gregory at youngblood.me> wrote:

>ssh -t host 'sudo.zfs snapshot. ..'
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>That should do what you Jews. Sudo requires a tty that you don't get when running commands unless you include -t.
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>Sent from my Droid Incredible. 
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>Matt Connolly <matt.connolly.au at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>Hi all,
>>
>>I'm putting together a script to create zfs snapshots after a backup has been completed (via Apple TimeMachine or rsync for example). When I'm logged into the machine, I can only access the "zfs snapshot" command as root via "sudo" or "pfexec". Neither of these are available directly from a ssh command. For example:
>>
>>client$ ssh user at server
>>server$ sudo zfs snapshot blah at blah -> works
>>..or..
>>server$ pfexec zfs snapshot blah at blah -> works
>>
>>..but..
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>>client$ ssh user at host zfs snapshot blah -> fails = permission denied
>>client$ ssh user at host pfexec zfs snapshot blah -> fails = permission denied
>>client$ ssh user at host sudo zfs snapshot blah -> fails = sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
>>
>>What would be the best practice for creating a zfs snapshot based on an external trigger (eg: message from client after a successful backup).
>>
>>
>>Regards,
>>Matt
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