[ale] Ssh config question

[Jim Lynch]

On 02/13/2015 02:09 PM, DJ-Pfulio wrote:
> Looks like the ALE mail server is running a day or 2 behind again. ;(
>
> The ~/.ssh/config file is just for remembering stuff - it doesn't actually
> change any server-side settings. That is in /etc/ssh/sshd_config - Port.
I know.
>
> If you didn't place the public key on the remote machine under each userids
> HOME, then it won't work.
That part is working.  James Summers gave me the solution.
>
> Since it is a best practice to refuse remote root connections, I setup
> root-equiv accounts with key-only access for backup use.  But when using tar,
> that isn't really needed - the archive will have the own/group/permissions
> inside already.
>
> Lastly, I'd only use tar for very small directories, not for whole system backups.
It's Virtualmin's backup system which uses tar, not my choice either.
>
> Hopefully this all makes sense.
Thanks,
Jim.