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Kenneth L. Owen wrote:
> Well, I have news good and bad.  First, your instructions were very clear,
> precise and easy to follow.  BUT, it didn't work.
> 
> [ken@Archiver ~]$ su -
> Password: 
> [root@Archiver ~]# grep backuppc /etc/passwd
> backuppc:x:495:490:backuppc:/var/lib/BackupPC:/sbin/nologin
> [root@Archiver ~]# chsh backuppc
> Changing shell for backuppc.
> New shell [/sbin/nologin]: /bin/bash
> Shell changed.
> [root@Archiver ~]# grep backuppc /etc/passwd
> backuppc:x:495:490:backuppc:/var/lib/BackupPC:/bin/bash
> [root@Archiver ~]# su backuppc
> bash-3.2$             <== This doesn't look as expected

Actually, yes, this is the default prompt, which is usually modified in
your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile files, but the backuppc user doesn't
have/use these files....

> bash-3.2$ ssh-keygen -t rsa
> Generating public/private rsa key pair.
> Enter file in which to save the key (/var/lib/BackupPC/.ssh/id_rsa): 
> Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): 
> Enter same passphrase again: 
> open /var/lib/BackupPC/.ssh/id_rsa failed: Permission denied.
> Saving the key failed: /var/lib/BackupPC/.ssh/id_rsa.
> bash-3.2$ exit
> [root@Archiver ~]# cd /var/lib/BackupPC
> [root@Archiver BackupPC]# ls -al
> total 56
> drwxr-x---  6 backuppc root     4096 2008-10-12 18:48 .
> drwxr-xr-x 31 root     root     4096 2008-09-18 15:50 ..
> drwxr-x---  2 backuppc root     4096 2008-08-11 12:25 cpool
> drwxr-x---  2 backuppc root     4096 2008-08-11 12:25 pc
> drwxr-x---  2 backuppc root     4096 2008-08-11 12:25 pool
> drwxr-x---  2 backuppc root     4096 2008-08-11 12:25 trash
> [root@Archiver BackupPC]#
> 
> Obviously, I was not 'backuppc' since backuppc owns this directory.  -ken

After you su - backuppc do:
mkdir /var/lib/backuppc/.ssh
chmod 0700 /var/lib/backuppc/.ssh
Possibly ssh-keygen doesn't bother to try and create the directory if it
is missing.

Hope that helps.

PS, bonus hint, run the command "id" (see "man id" for more info and
flags) to see what user you are logged in as/currently.

Regards,
Adam

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Adam Goryachev
Website Managers
www.websitemanagers.com.au
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