Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Win 2019 to linux doesn't work

[Harald Hannelius]

On Fri, 29 Mar 2019, Dominic Raferd wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Mar 2019 at 11:01, Harald Hannelius <address@hidden>
> wrote:
>
> > If I run the command "ssh -C address@hidden rdiff-backup --server" I 
> > get a rdiff-backup in servermode on the linuxbox and typing characters 
> > results in an python-error (which is expected).
>
> I think you haven't specified the key correctly. Here is an example using
> plink.exe (from
> https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html):
> rdiff-backup.exe --remote-schema "plink.exe -P 22 -ssh -i
> ""C:\path\to\privatekey.ppk"" %s rdiff-backup --server"
> C:/path/to/SourceData address@hidden::"/backup/repo1"

Nope, adding the -i option to ssh.exe didn't change anything. If I copy-the 
command in the error-message and run it by itself it works. Same with or 
without -i <key>.

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