borg does not consider BORG_KEY_FILE when prepending with sudo

[paniabhisek]

When BORG_KEY_FILE is set, borg create properly takes the path. But sudo borg create does not account BORG_KEY_FILE. Instead it search in /root/.config/borg/keys

[ThomasWaldmann]

As discussed on IRC: use sudo -i to get a login shell, then do borg commands using that shell.

This is not a borg issue, but related to sudo and the shell.

[paniabhisek]

Where can I read more about this sudo related issue ?

[ThomasWaldmann]

man sudo (esp. -i option)

man bash / man zsh (or whatever you use as shell)

[ThomasWaldmann]

Closing this as outdated: it has seen no activity for a long time and predates the current borg releases.

If this still affects you on a current version - borg 1.4.x (stable) or the borg 2.0.0 beta - please open a new discussion with up-to-date details.