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doc: Mention tarsnap --nuke
A central script is incoming but for now mention the local nuke option. Ref #19
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## Host management
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To add a new host, run the following script as your own user on the active Puppet host:
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To add a new host, run the following script as your own user on the Puppet server:
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```shell-session
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$ jq-tarsnap-keygen FULL-HOSTNAME.ops.jquery.net
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```
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To delete a host, use this script:
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TODO
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To delete a host, login to the host in question and run:
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```shell-session
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$ tarsnap --nuke
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```
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This will ask for confirmation and then automatically enumerate each backup (`sudo tarsnap --list-archives`) and delete it (`sudo tarsnap -d -f <entry>`).
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## Retention policy
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