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| ===== Installation ===== | ===== Installation ===== | ||
| - | * Create an administrative user for the backup system identity to be used, log in as that user | + | * Create an administrative user (we'll refer to as ''$USR'') for the backup system identity to be used, log into Windows as that user |
| - | * Acquire the ZIP archive to the client machine | + | * Acquire the ZIP archive to the client machine: [[http://www.albertleadata.org/pub/backup-client-agent.zip]] |
| * Extract the contents of the ZIP archive to a working location | * Extract the contents of the ZIP archive to a working location | ||
| - | * Move the ''cygwin64'' folder extracted from the ZIP archive to suitable destination (''d:\\'' recommended) | + | * Move the ''cygwin64'' folder extracted from the ZIP archive to suitable destination, we'll refer to as ''$CYGDIR'' // (either ''c:\'' or ''d:\'' recommended) // |
| * Edit the ''.reg'' files extracted from the ZIP archive to ensure path references are corrected | * Edit the ''.reg'' files extracted from the ZIP archive to ensure path references are corrected | ||
| * Right-click on each ''.reg'' file and choose ''Merge'' | * Right-click on each ''.reg'' file and choose ''Merge'' | ||
| - | * Right-click on the ''Cygwin'' batch file in the ''cygwin64/bin'' folder and choose ''Run as administrator'' | + | * Right-click on the ''Cygwin.bat'' batch file in the ''$CYGDIR'' folder and choose ''Run as administrator'' |
| * Run these commands:<code>mkpasswd -l > /etc/passwd | * Run these commands:<code>mkpasswd -l > /etc/passwd | ||
| mkgroup -l > /etc/group | mkgroup -l > /etc/group | ||
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| ssh-host-config | ssh-host-config | ||
| </code> // Make sure to enter ''ntsec'' for CYGWIN value, and specify your new admin user when prompted // | </code> // Make sure to enter ''ntsec'' for CYGWIN value, and specify your new admin user when prompted // | ||
| - | * Log in as new admin user | + | * Start the SSH service: ''cygsrvrun -S sshd'' |
| + | * SSH to the Windows box and log in as new admin user | ||
| * Create SSH key with: ''ssh-keygen -t rsa'' // ... make sure to specify empty passphrase // | * Create SSH key with: ''ssh-keygen -t rsa'' // ... make sure to specify empty passphrase // | ||
| - | * Populate the central backup server's SSH key for password-less operation | + | * Populate ''authorized_keys'' file with server's SSH key for password-less operation |
| + | * Populate backup server's host key // (typically just SSH to it and answer ''yes'' at key prompt) // | ||
| + | * Ensure home directory has group-write disabled, for example: ''chmod g-w ~'' | ||
| ===== Packaging & Upgrading ===== | ===== Packaging & Upgrading ===== | ||
| This is the recipe for how the client-side agent footprint is bundled, and how to go about upgrading it. | This is the recipe for how the client-side agent footprint is bundled, and how to go about upgrading it. | ||
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