-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Kenneth L. Owen wrote: > Mr. Yates, > Since Fedora 8 had BackupPC included in the distribution, user backuppc was > already in existence and set for no logon. As root the su -s line changes > the user to 'backuppc'. The test below is run as backuppc user on the > archive machine establishing a connection to the client machine and asking > "whoami" with a response from the client of "root". This proves that the > ssh-keys are working so no password is required and that backuppc has root > authority on the client. This test was run on an earlier post with IP > address instead of hostname. This was to repeat the test using hostname.
> On the backuppc server, have you tried after su - backuppc (ie you > assume the id of the backuppc user): > > /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_dump -v -f WinServer > > This should provide some debug output that may be enlightening as to why > the backup fails. Of course, rsync must be installed on the client pc in > addition to the sshd. Great, but the above command will get backuppc to run the various commands that it would normally run during a backup. This will allow you to see the exact commands being run, and any error messages from those programs. 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 iD8DBQFI9AgWGyoxogrTyiURAkKBAKCyJMuaalOOgUbDf0tAMn84D6cFCQCfdcr6 CIyyjuALV6PgjAIV+DRiOO8= =WSbX -----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/
