set root login to without-password and this should solve your problem -- the keys should work, but passwords will not.
feffer <rdiff-backup-fo...@backupcentral.com> wrote: > > I'm running rdiff-backup over ssh with an unattended cron script using an ssh > key-pair proceedure described here > (http://arctic.org/~dean/rdiff-backup/unattended.html). My script works fine, > but I'm wondering about security. It is generally considered a bad idea to > allow root login to ssh, but I cannot preserve ownership and permissions if I > disallow root login. > > Is this really a problem since my machines are behind a router on my LAN? The > ssh key-pairs are not password protected, but isn't the only real security > threat losing the private key? > > Is there a way to lock this down a bit more while still enabling unattended > backups? > > thx, > feffer > > +---------------------------------------------------------------------- > |This was sent by feffer...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. > |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. > +---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users > Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com _______________________________________________ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
