> The root setup on the backuppc server side is irrelevant. You may have > set it up in addition to the correct backuppc setup. You don't need it. > >> The command that backuppc is running in the config is: >> $sshPath -q -x -p 22200 -l root $host $rsyncPath $argList+ >> So i thought i had to have root access to the box. > > You need root access on the target side to be able to access all the > files. But, you want the keys for the backuppc user on the backuppc > server side to give you that access, because that is how the command is run. >
Ok, new problem, i cant get the backuppc user to work with shared keys. Ive added the /var/lib/backuppc/.ssh/id_rsa.pub contents to the other linux box's authorized_keys and _keys2 file and it always prompts for a password. The password doesnt work for the backuppc user. I tried logging into the backup server as the user backuppc and it wont let me either. Im trying the password i use to log into the web interface. I dont recall setting up a backuppc user or its password, so im assuming that is the problem, but i figured it would be the same as the web interface. What do i do at this point? reset the password for the backuppc user to something that i know? Im assuming this will break something with the backups if backuppc setup the account on installation and set the password to something and its using that password when it does its thing right? Is there a better way to go about this? I dont want to screw up this box. there is no /home/backuppc directory, i think its in /var/lib/backuppc, at least thats where the .ssh folder got installed to when i ran ssh-keygen. Does the backuppc user even have rights to login to the box? Starting to get confused. thanks for the help. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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/
