Hi all, I am in a bit of a dilemma:
I have setup rsync+ssh to backup a freebsd server. However, the importance of this server is such that I cannot permit root logon in the sshd_config file. This in turn means that backuppc cannot login as root on the remote server. How can I get around this? I know I can change the user to be used in the per-pc config file but I need to create a user that has root privelages. The only solution seems to be to create another user with root's privelages: but the problem seems to be that certain files that have only owner read/write permissions cannot be accessed by anyone other than root! I obviously cannot change permissions on these files. Being a novice, I am hoping for an answer like: you dont need permissions to rsync files over ssh only to 'access' them (if there is a difference), but I am doubting this. I really dont want to have to permit root login because if I do, then Ill have to do it for 10s of other servers - which doesn't make our network secure at all. Kind Regards Khaled Hussain Server Administrator Coulomb Ltd 020 8114 1013 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
