Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Can one set up a login for rdiff-backup only (not via sshd_config)?

[Jakob Unterwurzacher]

Chris G schrieb:
> Is it possible to set up a dedicated login for rdiff-backup to use
> without using sshd_config?
> 
> I have a NAS backup system which runs linux but has an ancient version
> of ssh on it which I don't want to play about with.  So I'd prefer to
> create a dedicated login (a user called 'bak') which *only* allows
> rdiff-backup to run.
> 
> Is there any way I can do this? I guess rdiff-backup needs a shell to
> run in so I can't just set the shell field in /etc/passwd to
> "rdiff-backup --server".

It works using forced command "rdiff-backup --server" in authorized_keys - 
forced
command means that it is spawned *instead* of a shell.
So, setting the shell in /etc/passwd to "rdiff-backup --server" should work too 
i guess.

Jakob