> The root setup on the backuppc server side is irrelevant.  You may have
> set it up in addition to the correct backuppc setup.  You don't need it.
>
>> The command that backuppc is running in the config is:
>> $sshPath -q -x -p 22200 -l root $host $rsyncPath $argList+
>> So i thought i had to have root access to the box.
>
> You need root access on the target side to be able to access all the
> files.  But, you want the keys for the backuppc user on the backuppc
> server side to give you that access, because that is how the command is run.
>

Ok, new problem, i cant get the backuppc user to work with shared keys.
Ive added the /var/lib/backuppc/.ssh/id_rsa.pub contents to the other
linux box's
authorized_keys and _keys2 file and it always prompts for a password.
The password
doesnt work for the backuppc user.  I tried logging into the backup
server as the user
backuppc and it wont let me either.  Im trying the password i use to
log into the web
interface.  I dont recall setting up a backuppc user or its password,
so im assuming
that is the problem, but i figured it would be the same as the web interface.

What do i do at this point? reset the password for the backuppc user
to something
that i know? Im assuming this will break something with the backups if
backuppc setup
the account on installation and set the password to something and its
using that password
when it does its thing right?  Is there a better way to go about this?
I dont want to screw up
this box.

there is no /home/backuppc directory, i think its in
/var/lib/backuppc, at least thats where
the .ssh folder got installed to when i ran ssh-keygen.  Does the
backuppc user even
have rights to login to the box?

Starting to get confused.

thanks for the help.

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