Re: [BackupPC-users] Securing backuppc

2007-01-07 Thread Bradley Alexander
- Randy Barlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would personally recommend using rsyncd rather than rsync over ssh to avoid > this issue (rsyncd uses its own authentication system, and can be run > in a chrooted environment). Also, be aware that rsyncd does not encrypt > the traffic over the

Re: [BackupPC-users] Securing backuppc

2007-01-07 Thread Randy Barlow
On Sunday 07 January 2007 10:53, Bradley Alexander wrote: > With the default installation method, you are supposed to create an ssh key > for root on each of the client machines, and one for the backuppc user on > the server. Unfortunately, the ideal way to create the key would be to use > a passwo

[BackupPC-users] Securing backuppc

2007-01-07 Thread Bradley Alexander
Hi, I'm trying to figure out a way to secure my backuppc installation. I'm running it on a Debian box. The server and most of the clients are running Debian/unstable, with one running Debian/testing and I will probably convert my laptop from Debian/unstable to Ubuntu. With the default installa