-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Kenneth L. Owen wrote: > Well, I have news good and bad. First, your instructions were very clear, > precise and easy to follow. BUT, it didn't work. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ su - > Password: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# grep backuppc /etc/passwd > backuppc:x:495:490:backuppc:/var/lib/BackupPC:/sbin/nologin > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# chsh backuppc > Changing shell for backuppc. > New shell [/sbin/nologin]: /bin/bash > Shell changed. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# grep backuppc /etc/passwd > backuppc:x:495:490:backuppc:/var/lib/BackupPC:/bin/bash > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# su backuppc > bash-3.2$ <== This doesn't look as expected
Actually, yes, this is the default prompt, which is usually modified in your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile files, but the backuppc user doesn't have/use these files.... > bash-3.2$ ssh-keygen -t rsa > Generating public/private rsa key pair. > Enter file in which to save the key (/var/lib/BackupPC/.ssh/id_rsa): > Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): > Enter same passphrase again: > open /var/lib/BackupPC/.ssh/id_rsa failed: Permission denied. > Saving the key failed: /var/lib/BackupPC/.ssh/id_rsa. > bash-3.2$ exit > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# cd /var/lib/BackupPC > [EMAIL PROTECTED] BackupPC]# ls -al > total 56 > drwxr-x--- 6 backuppc root 4096 2008-10-12 18:48 . > drwxr-xr-x 31 root root 4096 2008-09-18 15:50 .. > drwxr-x--- 2 backuppc root 4096 2008-08-11 12:25 cpool > drwxr-x--- 2 backuppc root 4096 2008-08-11 12:25 pc > drwxr-x--- 2 backuppc root 4096 2008-08-11 12:25 pool > drwxr-x--- 2 backuppc root 4096 2008-08-11 12:25 trash > [EMAIL PROTECTED] BackupPC]# > > Obviously, I was not 'backuppc' since backuppc owns this directory. -ken After you su - backuppc do: mkdir /var/lib/backuppc/.ssh chmod 0700 /var/lib/backuppc/.ssh Possibly ssh-keygen doesn't bother to try and create the directory if it is missing. Hope that helps. PS, bonus hint, run the command "id" (see "man id" for more info and flags) to see what user you are logged in as/currently. Regards, Adam - -- Adam Goryachev Website Managers www.websitemanagers.com.au -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFI8r4AGyoxogrTyiURAhOeAJ9c2hppNAR4BDRhCBrd9lkSb1tJ/gCdGB7i V+jrNu20ILNyYHwC2mvaNUg= =YL0l -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
