Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Rdiff-Backup Windows Integer Overflow Problem

[Orion]

Thanks for the information. Somebody has suggested it would be
simpler to use Cygwin instead for the native binary for SSH-based
tasks so I'll give that a try.

Orion

On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:36:58 -0500
Josh Nisly <address@hidden> wrote:

> There's nothing inherent in rdiff-backup that prevents password-based 
> authentication, but putty (and plink) are broken (in technical terms, 
> they print the password prompt to stdout instead of stderr). What I 
> ended up doing was building my own ssh implementation using paramiko.
> 
> JoshN
> 
> Orion wrote:
> > Hi 
> >
> > Thanks for your reply. I've already reviewed that Wiki page though. Is
> > there something on there that you wanted to draw my attention to? If
> > it's the public key authentication section, I have to say that I'm not
> > at all keen to switch to it if passwords should work.
> >
> > The last few words at the end of the following implies that it may not
> > though. Does anybody know this for certain either way?
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Important! You have to answer 'yes' to accept the fingerprint of the
> > server. If this not is done rdiff-backup can't use plink.exe and won't
> > work nor give you the possibility to answer 'yes'. 
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Orion
> >
> > On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:02:27 -0500
> > Josh Nisly <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> See http://wiki.rdiff-backup.org/wiki/index.php/BackupToFromWindowsToLinux
> >>
> >> Josh Nisly
> >>
> >>     
> >
> >   
>