SOLVED: Re: rsync from Ubuntu to Ubuntu as root, possible?

[Chris]

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 22:07:47 +0700
Fajar Priyanto <fajarpri at cbn.net.id> wrote:

> On Thursday 12 July 2007 13:52, Fajar Priyanto wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I'm new to Ubuntu, and I'm aware that it's root account is not
> > active and that we should use sudo. But, I need to do an rsync from
> > Ubuntu to Ubuntu as root. Is it possible, or should I activate the
> > root account? Example:
> > sudo rsync -e ssh root at 10.0.0.19:/var/lib/samba /var/lib/samba
> > Thanks.
> 
> Hello,
> Thank you for all the responses. I guess debian developers have
> prepared for this need. The solution is to use key-based
> authentication for ssh. That simple. Cool!
> 
> Additional info:
> Ssh-ing as root is permitted in Ubuntu. It is enabled by default 
> in: /etc/ssh/sshd_config: PermitRootLogin yes
> Thanks.

While the above statement IS true, it's somewhat unwise to allow root
to ssh into any box. It's not good practice (security wise). Of course,
your mileage may vary.


Read up on rsync and ssh. IIRC, you have many options (some good, some
not so good) on how to access the "other side". If you simply must use
root - consider the use of shared keys.


-- 
Best regards,
Chris
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