BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Exporting host settings from old to new BPC-server

2011-04-12 03:49:25
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Exporting host settings from old to new BPC-server
From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu AT orgfarm.uu DOT se>
To: "'General list for user discussion, questions and support'" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:47:35 +0200
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin.srbu AT orgfarm.uu DOT se]
>Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 9:37 AM
>To: 'General list for user discussion, questions and support'
>Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Exporting host settings from old to new BPC-
>server
>
>What about the ssh-keys used for the passwordless login for the backuppc user
on
>the old server? Can I just copy them to the new BPC-server, and reuse them as
>is?

I seem to be answering my own questions lately, I apologize for the noise I'm
creating.

Anyway, the answer seems to be yes, you can just copy over the ssh-keys from the
old BPC-server to the new, and have it working.

A follow-up question to this is as follows; is this a recommended practice? Can
something bad happen?

-- 
/Sorin



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