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diff --git a/man/en/sos-report.1 b/man/en/sos-report.1 index e3477398..5b2b1d58 100644 --- a/man/en/sos-report.1 +++ b/man/en/sos-report.1 @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ sos report \- Collect and package diagnostic and support data [--skip-files files]\fR [--allow-system-changes]\fR [-z|--compression-type method]\fR + [--encrypt]\fR [--encrypt-key KEY]\fR [--encrypt-pass PASS]\fR [--upload] [--upload-url url] [--upload-user user]\fR @@ -222,6 +223,26 @@ Run commands even if they can change the system (e.g. load kernel modules). .B \-z, \--compression-type METHOD Override the default compression type specified by the active policy. .TP +.B \-\-encrypt +Encrypt the resulting archive, and determine the method by which that encryption +is done by either a user prompt or environment variables. + +When run with \fB--batch\fR, using this option will cause sos to look for either the +\fBSOSENCRYPTKEY\fR or \fBSOSENCRYPTPASS\fR environment variables. If set, this will +implicitly enable the \fB--encrypt-key\fR or \fB--encrypt-pass\fR options, respectively, +to the values set by the environment variable. This enables the use of these options +without directly setting those options in a config file or command line string. Note that +use of an encryption key has precedence over a passphrase. + +Otherwise, using this option will cause sos to prompt the user to choose the method +of encryption to use. Choices will be [P]assphrase, [K]ey, [E]nv vars, or [N]o encryption. +If passphrase or key the user will then be prompted for the respective value, env vars will +cause sos to source the information in the manner stated above, and choosing no encryption +will disable encryption. + +See the sections on \fB--encrypt-key\fR and \fB--encrypt-pass\fR below for more +information. +.TP .B \--encrypt-key KEY Encrypts the resulting archive that sosreport produces using GPG. KEY must be an existing key in the user's keyring as GPG does not allow for keyfiles. |