[ale] Stupid question: SSH identity file for remote server

[DJ-Pfulio]

We help people get their backups setup any Sunday - GA-400 LUG.
A 15 min conversation can really cut the learning curve.

For others wanting to use rdiff-backup, a great primer/intro is here:
http://www.kirya.net/articles/backups-using-rdiff-backup/

I've been using the tool for a long time and need to switch over to the way that
link says.  Makes backups relatively easy, really. Promise. Still able to be cron'd.

On 02/27/2015 09:11 PM, Jonathan Meek wrote:
> Thanks for the help. It worked flawlessly and currently doing my 1st backup
> with rdiff-backup. It only took 3 months to get things going again.
> 
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 8:49 AM, DJ-Pfulio <DJPfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 02/23/2015 08:26 AM, Jonathan Meek wrote:
>>> Am I thinking correctly in that if I want to do SSH keys instead of
>> passwords
>>> that I will need to create a public/private keys on my laptop and then
>> copy the
>>> public key over to the server under the .ssh folder for the user on my
>> server?
>>>
>>
>> Yes.  Use ssh-copy-id.
>>