On Sunday 07 January 2007 10:53, Bradley Alexander wrote: > With the default installation method, you are supposed to create an ssh key > for root on each of the client machines, and one for the backuppc user on > the server. Unfortunately, the ideal way to create the key would be to use > a passwordless ssh key, a method with which I am not overly comfortable. I > considered using the ssh-agent and ssh-add...But if a machine (especially a > remote one) reboots, the agent gets lost and you have to lay hands on the > box to re-establish the ssh-agent.
I would personally recommend using rsyncd rather than rsync over ssh to avoid this issue (rsyncd uses its own authentication system, and can be run in a chrooted environment). Also, be aware that rsyncd does not encrypt the traffic over the network, so if you are working over an untrusted network I would recommend running this through the VPN. -- Randy Barlow http://www.electronsweatshop.com "Oh me of little faith..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
