On 04/14 02:46 , Christopher Hunt wrote:
>       Isn't it the case, however, that when you run rsync over ssh that the
> client machine logs into the [BackupPC-server] as root?


No, because the connections are initiated from the BackupPC server.
The client does not log into the server, unless you have some arrangement
that allows the client to log in (perhaps to set up a tunnel or the like).
Even then, there's no reason to log in as root.

-- 
Carl Soderstrom
Systems Administrator
Real-Time Enterprises
www.real-time.com

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