BackupPC-users

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

2011-04-12 05:04:40
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 11:02:50 +0200
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tyler J. Wagner [mailto:tyler AT tolaris DOT com]
>Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 10:52 AM
>To: sorin.srbu AT orgfarm.uu DOT se; General list for user discussion, 
>questions
>and support
>Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Exporting host settings from old to new BPC-
>server
>
>On Tue, 2011-04-12 at 09:47 +0200, Sorin Srbu wrote:
>> 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?
>
>Make sure you don't leave the SSH private keys on the old server. srm
>(see the secure-delete package) is your friend. Otherwise, no.

I will still be using the old server, for less critical backups. In that case I 
guess it's okay?

-- 
/Sorin



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