Re: [BackupPC-users] Why should I use root to connect to host

2008-08-01 Thread Holger Parplies
Hi, brunal wrote on 2008-07-30 12:20:38 +0200 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Why should I use root to connect to host]: [...] - MainServer is the server where all important data are store (on a raid-1). It's located inside the building on a internal 1Gbyte network. - BackupServer is a tiny NAS

Re: [BackupPC-users] Why should I use root to connect to host

2008-07-30 Thread brunal
would be port 22, something that I can change to make security harder to brake. I promess, I will write a tutorial in the backuppc wiki if I can get a working solution! ;-) Cheers, Bruno Gian Carlo Stagni wrote on 2008-07-29 23:49:29 +0200 [Re: [BackupPC- users] Why should I use root

[BackupPC-users] Why should I use root to connect to host

2008-07-29 Thread brunal
Hi, One question that I dont understand : can I use another user than root to connect to my host? Indeed, the server i want to backup is the main server of my network, and pretty well secured. That means, hence, that root cannot have access to the server through ssh, only non-root user

Re: [BackupPC-users] Why should I use root to connect to host

2008-07-29 Thread Nils Breunese (Lemonbit)
brunal wrote: One question that I dont understand : can I use another user than root to connect to my host? Indeed, the server i want to backup is the main server of my network, and pretty well secured. That means, hence, that root cannot have access to the server through ssh, only non-root

Re: [BackupPC-users] Why should I use root to connect to host

2008-07-29 Thread Chris Robertson
brunal wrote: Hi, One question that I dont understand : can I use another user than root to connect to my host? The only reason to connect as root is to make sure you have access to all the files you want to back up. And to my host side, a user backuppc exist and have access to all

Re: [BackupPC-users] Why should I use root to connect to host

2008-07-29 Thread Gian Carlo Stagni
(sorry for private-reply) Chris Robertson ha scritto: brunal wrote: Hi, One question that I dont understand : can I use another user than root to connect to my host? The only reason to connect as root is to make sure you have access to all the files you want to back up. I believe

Re: [BackupPC-users] Why should I use root to connect to host

2008-07-29 Thread Holger Parplies
Hi, brunal wrote on 2008-07-29 16:09:12 +0200 [[BackupPC-users] Why should I use root to connect to host]: Indeed, the server i want to backup is the main server of my network, and pretty well secured. That means, hence, that root cannot have access to the server through ssh, only non