Backup Authentication Domain Keys¶
Before you start¶
Goal
- Take a backup of the Altair SLC Hub authentication domain keys
Prerequisites
- Internal database backup completed
Authentication Domain Keys backup procedure¶
To backup the authentication domain keys, the keys directory is copied and archived.
Run the following command as superuser to preserve ownership and permissions and avoid errors:
sudo tar -cvpf HubAuthDomainKeys.tar [var directory]/data/keys
For Windows, browse to [var directory]\data (give yourself at least read access to this folder if you do not have it already).
Locate the keys directory, right click on it, select Send to then select Compressed (zipped) folder.
Keep the archive in a safe location, or backup to a different system. These keys are essential for authentication with external systems and cannot be easily regenerated.
Verification¶
Backup created
- Verify that an archived file has been created, and the contents match the keys directory.