On 9/9/2013 12:29 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 11:07 AM, David Williams > <dwilli...@dtw-consulting.com> wrote: >> The single file was just a test...I will want to restore a whole bunch of >> files. Does the backuppc documentation explain how to set up the ssh key >> for backuppc to execute as root on the target (which is in fact one and the >> same machine)? I don't have access to the backuppc documentation at this >> moment, but if it is there then I will take a look into it. > Sure - you need exactly the same for a restore as a backup - that is, > root access to the target from the backuppc account on the server. > Depending on the platform, you may be able to (starting from root on > the backuppc server: > su - backuppc (you might need 'su -s /bin/bash - backuppc' if there > is no login shell for the account). > ssh-copy-id root@target_host > (and then answer the prompts to accept the host key and for the > remote root password) > That uses a password-based connection to set the keys up for you for > subsequent passwordless connections. > Ok, gave the above a try and this is what happened:
-bash-4.2$ ssh-copy-id root@linuxpc /usr/bin/ssh-copy-id: ERROR: No identities found ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: 1. Consolidate legacy IT systems to a single system of record for IT 2. Standardize and globalize service processes across IT 3. Implement zero-touch automation to replace manual, redundant tasks http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=51271111&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ 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/