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--- backup:amanda:client_installation_debian6 [2013/07/10 07:16] – [SSH keys for backup] aorth
+++ backup:amanda:client_installation_debian6 [2013/07/10 09:19] (current) – aorth
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 ==== amanda-client.conf ====
-Configure the client's ///etc/amanda/amanda-client.conf// to specify the appropriate server, config, tape, and auth settings, ie:
+Configure the client's ///etc/amanda/amanda-client.conf// to specify the appropriate server, config, tape, etc:
 <file>conf "daily"               # your config name
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 auth "ssh"
-ssh_keys "/var/lib/amanda/.ssh/id_rsa_amrecover"                        # your ssh keys file if you use ssh auth</file>
+ssh_keys ""                        # your ssh keys file if you use ssh auth</file>
-This is used when restoring data on the client (with ''amrecover'').
+This is used when restoring data on the client (with ''amrecover'').  ''amrecover'' runs as root, and as such you need to add the client's
 ==== Prepare amrecover ====
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 .168.5.8     /home   ssh-user-tar</code>
-Make sure to use the "ssh" backup types (defined in ///etc/amanda/taurustest/amanda.conf//), as the default ''root-tar'' and ''user-tar'' are for local disks only.
+Make sure to use the "ssh" backup types (defined in ///etc/amanda/daily/amanda.conf//), as the default ''root-tar'' and ''user-tar'' are for local disks only.
 ==== SSH keys for recovery ====
-In a nutshell, you need to put the client's amrecover SSH public key into the server's ''authorized_keys'' file.  Grab it from the client at //~amandabackup/.ssh/id_rsa_amrecover.pub// and then paste it into the server's //~amandabackup/.ssh/authorized_keys// file:
+Because ''amrecover'' runs as root, you need to copy root's ''id_rsa.pub'' to the server.  Grab it from the client at and then paste it into the server's //~amandabackup/.ssh/authorized_keys// file:
 <code>sudo su - amandabackup