Hi, On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 08:50:18AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I would like to know if it's possible to use BackupPC over SSH with > public/private key with a passphrase (and add this passphrase to the line > command of BackupPC) ? You gain absolutely nothing by assigning a passphrase to the key and then having the passphrase on the command line. If anybody get's your private key (and therefore is on your BackupPC server already), he/she will be able to retrieve the passphrase as well - especially since the ssh command line is visible for the whole duration of the backup. > I read a tutorial without passphrase but I don't now if it's possible with > it. > > If it's possible, can you explain me how do that ? You could use ssh-agent to protect the private key and run it manually as the backuppc user - I've done that for my home backup to an external USB drive. Everything is stored on the drive, including the private key which gains root access to several systems. So I passphrase-protected it and you need to run ssh-agent before backuppc and enter the passphrase manually. Bye, Tino. -- „Es gibt keinen Weg zum Frieden. Der Frieden ist der Weg.” (Mahatma Gandhi) www.craniosacralzentrum.de www.forteego.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
