Re: Question about ssh passwords and backup software

2012-02-14 Thread Juan Sierra Pons
2012/2/13 Paul E Condon : > I am researching ways of setting up an automatic backup of > my several local hosts (read computers in ancient UNIX parlance). > > My research has not been exhaustive, but it seems that the backup > packages that offer backup of one host by another host all involve > cre

Re: Question about ssh passwords and backup software

2012-02-13 Thread Karl Vogel
>> Alex Mestiashvili wrote: A> I would simply use a passwordless ssh-key with a wrapper on the remote A> side which allows to run only the backup command . >> On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:51:26 +, >> Chris Davies said: C> I'd agree with this, but use passwordless public/private keys with a C> r

Re: Question about ssh passwords and backup software

2012-02-13 Thread Jochen Spieker
Paul E Condon: > > I have discovered an alternative to a passwordless private ssh key in > the Debian package repository. (Not a great feat for a normal Debian > user, but I am specially challenged.) The package in question is > 'sshpass'. It allows one to write a script that feeds a password to >

Re: Question about ssh passwords and backup software

2012-02-13 Thread Chris Davies
Alex Mestiashvili wrote: > I would simply use a passwordless ssh-key with a wrapper on the remote > side which allows to run only the backup command . I'd agree with this, but use passwordless public/private keys with a restricted target command. See man sshd and the AUTHORIZED_KEYS FILE FORMAT s

Re: Question about ssh passwords and backup software

2012-02-13 Thread Alex Mestiashvili
On 02/13/2012 06:36 PM, Paul E Condon wrote: > I am researching ways of setting up an automatic backup of > my several local hosts (read computers in ancient UNIX parlance). > > My research has not been exhaustive, but it seems that the backup > packages that offer backup of one host by another hos