On 13/11/14 09:46, Tom Fallon wrote:
> Hi all
>
> on an Ubuntu 14.04 server I've installed backuppc afresh, moved
> /var/lib/backuppc to /mnt/raid (a raid1 soft raid setup) and am in the
> process of configuring the last steps.
>
> Web access is fine and I can add hosts etc but I've reached a stumbling
> block with the ssh-key setup. Following the backuppc install notes on
> the site I do:
>
> su - backuppc
>
> and would then expect to follow the prompts after doing ssh-keygen
> (which I've done successfully on another box, albeit on 12.04). However,
> I hit a snag with this:
>
> No directory, logging in with HOME=/
>

Change the home directory for the user backuppc to /var/lib/backuppc/
See this page (especially the comments about usermod for details)
http://nixtechnica.blogspot.com.au/2007/04/how-to-change-your-home-directory-in.html

Regards,
Adam


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