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>> >> > You can seperate the backups by giving each system a different |
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>> >> > account |
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>> >> > where to store the backups. |
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>> >> I'm not sure what you mean. The backups are all stored on the backup |
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>> >> server. |
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>> > Each machine to be backed up has a different account on the backup |
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>> > server. This will prevent machine A from accessing the backups of |
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>> > machine B. |
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>> > This way, if one machine is compromised, only this machines backups can |
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>> > be accessed using the access-keys for the backup. And this machines |
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>> > keys can then be revoked without affecting other backups. |
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>> That's a great idea. I will do that. Should that backup account have |
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>> any special configuration, or just a standard new user? |
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> I would suspect just a standard new user with default permissions. |
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> Eg. only write-access to his/her own files. |
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> And I'd prevent that user account from being able to get a shell-account. |
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I created the backup users and everything works as long as the backup |
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users have shells on the backup server and are listed in AllowUsers in |
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/etc/ssh/sshd_config on the backup server. Did I do something wrong |
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or should the backup users need shells and to be listed in AllowUsers? |
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Should I set up any extra restrictions for them in sshd_config? |
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Should I set passwords for them? |
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- Grant |
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> A ".bashrc" with "exit" as the last or first entry is a nice touch. Especially |
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> if you set the permissions such that it works for the user but the user can |
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> never change that file. |
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> Joost |
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