Re: [Duplicity-talk] How does script pass gpg key to duplicity?

[SanskritFritz]

2012/3/16 Mike Lyon <address@hidden>:
> Now, when I put it into crontab (via crontab -e), it doesn't seem to work. I
> have specified the gpg key in the backup script via "export
> PASSPHRASE=<passphrase goes here>"

> 1. When I run the script manually, why does it ask me for the gpg passphrase
> since it's already specified in the script?

When you start a script, it runs in a separate shell, and the EXPORT
command has its effect only on that, when you return to your
interactive shell, the variable is empty.

> 2. Is this why it's not working via cron because it's awaiting the entering
> of the gpg passphrase?
Yes.