On 2011-03-18 05:46, Neal Becker wrote:
> I'm interested in setting up linux->linux backup.  I don't like the idea of
> giving permission for machine1 as user backup to ssh to machine2 as root.  
> What
> are the options?
>
> 1. Can ssh be restricted so that the only command user backup can run is 
> rsync?
> 2. Is there an easy way (using acls?) to give a user backup read access to
> everything (probably not)
> 3. Some other options I haven't thought of?

$Conf{RsyncClientCmd} = '$sshPath -p38134 -q -x $host sudo $rsyncPath 
$argList+';

/etc/sudoers:
backuppc ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/rsync --server --sender *

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