Hi,
I want to backup my server using dump over a ssh connection to a remote machine with plenty of disk space. Now I wonder, what would be the best strategy to do that. My sshd is configured to not allow root login because the machine is connected to the internet.
But since running dump requires root privileges I am unsure if my idea is even possible to carry out. Unfortunately the target system is connected through an ADSL connection to the internet, so I really want to trigger the backup process from the backup machine.
I've read Dump via ssh, but I actually want the inverse direction, start with ssh and receive the dump stream and save it to my harddrive. Is that possible? Maybe through a special backup user with root privileges?
Many thanks,
Frank
I want to backup my server using dump over a ssh connection to a remote machine with plenty of disk space. Now I wonder, what would be the best strategy to do that. My sshd is configured to not allow root login because the machine is connected to the internet.
But since running dump requires root privileges I am unsure if my idea is even possible to carry out. Unfortunately the target system is connected through an ADSL connection to the internet, so I really want to trigger the backup process from the backup machine.
I've read Dump via ssh, but I actually want the inverse direction, start with ssh and receive the dump stream and save it to my harddrive. Is that possible? Maybe through a special backup user with root privileges?
Many thanks,
Frank