Hi,
In ssh + rsync, won't you still be running ssh service ?
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Thanks and Regards,
Anand Gupta
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Adam Goryachev <
mailingli...@websitemanagers.com.au> wrote:
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> On 15/02/12 19:03, J. Bakshi wrote:
> > Dear list,
> >
> > Greetings to all of you. I have come to know about backuppc recently
> during my search
> > for a net based backup solution which requires bare minimal settings at
> user end and
> > supports various client OS. backuppc surely meet my requirement.
> >
> > I am confused about the server-client authentication. The ssh+rsync is
> very attractive,
> > but I like to restrict the passwordless key so that only and only the
> commands required
> > to complete the backup operation should be performed. Within the from
> field in the key
> > I can hard code the server IP, but how can I restrict the commands ?
> The command can also be restricted in the authorized_keys file. You may
> want to refer to the man page for the correct usage and details. Also,
> you should get things working without any restrictions first, then add
> the IP and command restriction. This way, you have less things to debug.
> > Alternatively the rsyncd is also my consideration and I wonder how
> superior it is
> > over ssh+rsync. Please give some clue on the above said topics so that
> I can follow
> > the right direction.
> This depends on your own preference... Another option would be rsyncd
> tunnelled over ssh. One reason I really like to add ssh in the mix is
> because I use SSH compression, which reduces bandwidth requirements.
>
> I prefer SSH+rsync because there is no config file, no service/daemon
> that needs to be running, no extra open port, etc...
>
> I hope that helps you think about the pros/cons of each approach.
>
> Regards,
> Adam
>
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> Adam Goryachev
> Website Managers
> www.websitemanagers.com.au
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