[clue] Rsync and root

David L. Anselmi anselmi at anselmi.us
Thu Nov 3 21:19:45 MDT 2011


Will wrote:
> Use single purpose SSH keys, connect as a non-root user with an autharized
> key.  When that key is used it runs sudo and starts rsync as root.

I think there's more to it than this (an exercise for the reader perhaps).  Or perhaps you meant 
rsyncd, and that might be worth looking at.

> http://pkeck.myweb.uga.edu/ssh/

I think the bit about the same passphrase or id_dsa is wrong (first bullet under More keys!).

Dave


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