Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Using rdiff-backup with ssh that runs on a nonstandard port

[Rohit Kumar Mehta]

That was a useful suggestion.  I did what you said, and now
"ssh mytargetmachine" does in fact use the new port.
However rdiff-backup still fails with all kinds of error messages :(
It works fine on standard (22) port.

Rohit

dean gaudet wrote:

> use .ssh/config ... with something like:
>
> host foobar-nonstandard
>         hostname foobar
>         port 2021
>
> then rdiff-backup to/from foobar-nonstandard::
>
> -dean
>
> On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Rohit Kumar Mehta wrote:
>
>  
>
> > Hello folks, I am trying to use rdiff-backup with ssh on a nonstandard port.
> > I tried in my backup script:
> >
> >    alias ssh=ssh -p 2021
> >
> > I also tried creating a script named ssh containing the command:
> >
> >    /usr/bin/ssh $1 $2 $3 $4 $5
> >
> > in a directory which preceded /usr/bin in the PATH
> >
> > I am not a python programmer at all, but I also tried changing
> > the line:
> >        __cmd_schema = 'ssh %s rdiff-backup --server'
> > in /usr/bin/rdiff-backup to
> >        __cmd_schema = 'ssh -p 2021 %s rdiff-backup --server'
> >
> > All of this to no avail.  Does anyone know if there is a solution to this
> > problem?
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Rohit
> >
> > PS: I am running Debian / Woody which comes with rdiff-backup 0.6.0-1
> >
> >
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