SSH
BackupPC ssh configuration
EPKPhoto — 8 July 2007 - 1:53am
Since I keep having to refer to the BackupPC FAQ for these steps, here is a concise list of steps to configure ssh keys on the client and server BackupPC systems:
On the client:
Log in as root
Generate the ssh key (remember to NOT set a password):
ssh-keygen -t rsa
touch ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2
Edit ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2 and add the BackupPC public key.
Pre-pend the key with from="kerbsfedora.kerbyserver.net" to restrict access.
On the BackupPC server:
Log in as backuppc