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Re: Can NetBSD cgd be used for encrypted backup?



mayuresh%acm.org@localhost (Mayuresh) writes:

>I think creating iscssi device would need root.

>I searched for user space iscssi, but couldn't get much concrete
>information.

An ISCSI initiator attaches device drivers, and that usually requires
root permission.

An ISCSI target on the other hand doesn't require any privileges if
you just export a file as a disk image.

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