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+ + ========================================== Bacap - The extremely simple backup script ========================================== @@ -35,8 +42,8 @@ remember: **It's very simple** =) -Instalation -=========== +Installation +============ Doing something very complex in ~100 SLOC_ is not easy, unless you're standing in the shoulders of giants. I'm standing in the shoulders of rsync_ mainly, so @@ -170,11 +177,12 @@ If you are a Debian_ user, you can also simply install the script in Providing a ssh_ key -------------------- -When doing a backup of a remote host, you probably want ssh_ to be able to login -without providing a password. To do so, you can generate a ssh_ key, copy the -public key to the target's ``/root/.ssh/authorized_keys`` (or the user that runs -the backup) and set the Bacap_ configuration variable ``RSYNC_RSH`` to something -like:: +When doing a backup of a remote host, you probably want ssh_ to be able to +login without providing a password. To do so, you can generate a ssh_ key using +``ssh-keygen``, copy the public key to the target's +``/root/.ssh/authorized_keys`` using ``ssh-copy-id root@host`` (or the user +that runs the backup) and set the Bacap_ configuration variable ``RSYNC_RSH`` +to something like:: RSYNC_RSH="ssh -i /path/to/priv-key -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts=0" @@ -194,7 +202,7 @@ compression:: RSYNC_RSH="ssh -o Compression=no" -And if your network is trusted, you probably don't need very string encryption +And if your network is trusted, you probably don't need very strong encryption either:: RSYNC_RSH="ssh -o Compression=no -c arcfour"