Hi Tim,
I use the sudoer's method to allow backuppc to log in with no password,
but with a limited privilege only sufficient to perform the necessary
functions.
Google sudoer and backuppc for instructions.
-- ken
On Sat, 2011-08-13 at 21:09 -0600, Tim AtLee wrote:
> Hello
>
> I am looking for suggestions on how to backup a host that doesn't have
> remote root access via SSH.
>
> In any other case, I'd use rsync over ssh as root, but this doesn't
> seem to be an option. I do have root access, but the admin would
> rather not enable root as a user for SSH.
>
> Are there any work-arounds that I can do with rsync and ssh?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim
>
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