Guido Schmidt wrote: > Dear backuppc-users, > > I'm happily using BackupPC 3.1.0 for quite a while. > > I'm now trying to backup a public host (host.example.com) via an > ssh-redirected port. I don't allow any command execution on that host (and > therefore cannot use the wait command), so I wrote a script > (sshtunnelcontrol, see below) to open and close the tunnel when needed. It > is called as DumpPreUserCmd and DumpPostUserCmd. > > What works? The opening and closing of the tunnel. > What does not? The connection to it. Nothing in the rsyncd-logs on > host.example.com. > > If I leave DumpPostUserCmd empty the tunnel stays open and I can use it > with rsync as user backuppc on a shell providing the password by hand: > > rsync -av --list-only --port=32323 backu...@localhost::Alles > /home/backuppc/test/ > Do you provide the password during your script? I don't know how BackupPC can know the password for the ssh connection. I believe $Conf{RsyncdUserName} and $Conf{RsyncdPasswd} refers to the rsync secrets and not to the ssh connection.
I would suggest to use public/private key for ssh. br Matthias -- Don't Panic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/