2.2. Destination directory
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## 2.2. Destination directory

The second directory is the destination directory. This is the location where the backup files and increments are stored. The destination directory can either be:

- local

- remote via SSH (more information about SSH can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell)

- remote via SMB (more information about SMB can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Message_Block)

When you select a local destination directory you can type the path of your destination directory into the textfield or use the file browser button right of the textfield to browse to your destination directory.

When you select a remote destination directory via SSH you have to configure some additional settings:

Figure 2.2. SSH settings

Please insert the host name of the server where you want to store the backup data (you must be able to connect via SSH to this server) and your user name on this remote server. Directory browsing on the remote server is based on your home directory on the remote server. If your remote destination directory is not a subdirectory of your home directory on the server you can specify a custom base directory to start remote file browsing somewhere else.

You can authenticate at your remote backup server with either a password or a public key. If you choose public key authentication please make sure that everything is correctly set up. Some details about setting up SSH public key authentication can be found here: http://www.debian-administration.org/article/SSH_with_authentication_key_instead_of_password

After successfully logging in, the remote backup destination directory can be configured:

Figure 2.3. Logged in

If you know the path of the directory you can type it directly into the textfield, otherwise you can use the file browser button right of the textfield to browse to your directory.

When you select a remote destination directory via SMB you have to configure some additional settings:

Figure 2.4. SMB settings

Please insert the host name of the server where you want to store the backup data (you must be able to connect via SMB to this server), the name of the share, your user name and password on this remote server.

You need to have the privileges to mount file systems via sudo (more information about sudo can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudo). To mount the remote file system your local password is needed.

After successfully logging in, the remote backup destination directory can be configured.

When you have selected a valid (and still unencrypted) destination directory a button for encryption appears:

Figure 2.5. Encryption button

By clicking on this button you can encrypt your destination directory with a password.

When your destination directory is encrypted, the encryption control panel appears:

Figure 2.6. Encryption control panel

There you can lock and unlock the backup destination directory, change the encryption password and (if you no longer need the additional security provided by encryption) decrypt the destination directory.

Encrypted directories can only be accessed for backup and restore operations when they are unlocked. Unlocking is only possible with the encryption password. There is no recovery mechanism. You really have to remember the encryption password!

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