Rodrigo Real writes: > I am having a problem with a host that must be backed-up with > backuppc. This host runs an ssh server on the port 222, so I changed > the variable $Conf{RsyncClientCmd} to meet this requirement, but when > I try to run the backup on this host, I receive the error: "Unable to > read 4 bytes". Below is the configuration I am using for this > variable, in this host specific config.pl. > > $Conf{RsyncClientCmd} = '$sshPath -p 222 -q -x -l root $host $rsyncPath > $argList+'; > > The other hosts which I backup on this server are working just > fine. Additionally, I can manually connect through ssh to this > problematic host. So I think that there is nothing wrong with ssh or > ssh-key. > > Had anyone experienced a problem like this?
What happens when you connect in exactly the same way as the backuppc user: su backuppc ssh -p 222 -q -x -l root HOST whoami Do you get prompted for a password? Do you see any extraneous output other than "root"? Craig ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/