Adam Goryachev wrote: >> [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....
Correct. > 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. I believe that is that case, yes. > 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. Or 'whoami'. Also: you didn't really need to change the login shell for the backuppc user. You could have used 'su -s /bin/bash - backuppc' to specify bash as the one-time shell. Nils. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/