dan wrote: > there are not users on your system, they are just users in your > htpassswd file. > > htpasswd /etc/backuppc/htpasswd username > > will allow access to the username you type with the password you type at > the prompt. this can be anything you like and is not limited to the > users on your system. > > you could create a script to put all users from /etc/passwords and their > password in that file with a script if you really wanted local users to > match backuppc users. just google it, you will get a few hits that will > help. > ... If you are backing up computers in a Windows domain, you can use Kerberos authentication, so that BackupPC access will always use their current password. One disadvantage of Kerberos is that you can't mix Kerberos with other authentication types, but it is possible to configure two virtual directories to the same actual directory, each with a different AuthType. I can give an example if anyone wants to try this.
Also, it is important to realize that HTTP passwords are sent as plain text, and that this password can allow easily allow root access to the client machine, if you have unrestricted write access. So, it is a good idea to use HTTPS. Joe Krahn ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
