Claude Gélinas wrote:
> I'm trying to setup the backup of the localhost with backuppc. I already 
> backup several other linux machine via ssh. I've setuped all them via
> running the following command as backuppc user:
> 
> ssh-keygen -t dsa
> cd .ssh
> ssh-copy-id -i id_dsa.pub root AT oligoextra.phyto.qc DOT ca
> ssh -l root  oligoextra
> 
> oligoextra is the localhost. On all other machine I can then login via ssh 
> without password asked except for the localhost where it keep asking the root 
> password.
> 
> I've no idea on why and how to get ssh connection without password.
> 
> all machines are fedora core of various version from 9 to 12. localhost is 
> FC11
> 
> What is missing for the local host

Try adding -v or -vv to your 'ssh -l root  oligoextra' test.  It may tell you 
why it isn't accepting the key.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
     lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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