sbackup over ssh not working

Thank you for using SBackup and for taking the time reporting this issue.

>It works flawlessly from Steve's PC to Martha's, but never from Martha's to Steve's.
Since it basically works, I don't think it is directly related to or caused by sbackup. Please double check your permission settings and ssh configuration.

On 01/02/2011 11:53 AM, Jean-Peer Lorenz wrote:
> Your question #138516 on Simple Backup changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/sbackup/+question/138516
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> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Jean-Peer Lorenz proposed the following answer:
> Thank you for using SBackup and for taking the time reporting this
> issue.
>
>> It works flawlessly from Steve's PC to Martha's, but never from Martha's to Steve's.
> Since it basically works, I don't think it is directly related to or caused by sbackup. Please double check your permission settings and ssh configuration.
>
Been there, done that, sorry.

I would not agree that "it basically works".

In one direction it works perfectly. In the other direction it doesn't
work at all.

As I said in my original posting, using ssh I am able to create a file
in the same directory as sbackup is trying to create one in. I am able
to sftp into the same directory. What part of that suggests to you that
ssh settings or permissions might be at fault?

Perhaps you might be able to help me by telling me how to turn on any
logging that would let me see what is going on.

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Hello sTiVo,

sorry for the long delay. Any news on this?

You could set the output level to 'debug' when configuring your profile and post the resulting log. How do you authenticate? Using certificates or username and passwords?

> In one direction it works perfectly.
What I was meant to say was that backups over ssh obviously do work, don't they.

Thanks for your help.

Status changed because more information were requested.

Thanks for getting back to me.

> You could set the output level to 'debug' when configuring your profile and post the resulting log.

I don't see this option in the Simple Backup Config UI. Is this done by editing a configuration file? If so, please provide details. If I can get a log I will be happy to post it.

>How do you authenticate? Using certificates or username and passwords?
Passwords supplied in the ssh url, i.e. ssh://user:password@192.168.1.40/home/user/backup

>What I was meant to say was that backups over ssh obviously do work, don't they.
In other words, you mean to say that it does work in at least SOME if not ALL situations? Right?

You can set the level of output on the 'Report' tab withing sbackup-config-gtk. Choose 'debug' level in order to collect maximum information. Another question: What is the _exact_ error message printed out when connecting fails?

> Passwords supplied in the ssh url, i.e. ssh://user:password@192.168.1.40/home/user/backup
That's a pretty common usecase.

> In other words, you mean to say that it does work in at least SOME if not ALL situations? Right?
No, please don't get me wrong. I'm taking your issue serious and hope that we can find a solution for this. The (original) question or thought was: do backups over ssh (using sbackup) work at all? If so (and according to you it does work in one case without a flaw) the problem is more complex than to blame sbackup. Ok, enough explanations.

Unfortunately, I've no clue what could cause your issue or how to continue from here...I guess we should have a look at your logs at first.

Best regards.
jean-peer

I think we understand each other but there is a bit of a language problem. I now understand that you are taking the issue seriously, although your previous wording had led me to doubt that. But enough of that.

Now, I wonder if I am using the same version of the software that you are referring to. You mention sbackup-config-gtk.

The Ubuntu 10.04 launcher for what I am running has this command line:

     su-to-root -X -c /usr/sbin/simple-backup-config

and it identifies itself as Version 0.10.4

In this version I do not see a "Report" tab. So I still don't know how to get a log.

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Not finished. As you can see, the last comment was mine and I'm still waiting for an answer to that question. Thanks.

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