[freeside] scp error creating users on remote machine

[Michael Ketani]

> On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 12:19:48PM +0200, Michael Ketani wrote:
> >
> >
> > M> >Hi all,
> > M> >
> > M> > I'm trying to get freeside to create user home directories (mail
boxes)
> > for some pop users on a remote machine.
> > M> > When I try to run svc_acct.export I get the following error:
> >
> > I> You would use the `shellmachine' configuration file to enable
creation of
> > I> user home directories, not svc_acct.export.
> > I>
> > I> You would need to have ssh working from your freeside machine (as the
> > I> freeside user) to root on the external machine.  Verify this is
working
> > I> form the command-line before trying it from within Freeside.
> >
> > Thanks Ivan. I saw yours and Kristian's response to setting up user
accounts
> > on the freeside machine. As a result I'm trying to do it on a remote
machine
> > this time around.
> >
> > I have set up a shellmachine file with a single line listing the fqdn of
the
> > remote machine. I'm able to ssh into the remote machine as the freeside
user
> > on the local machine (ssh -l root remote.machine). I get in after
supplying
> > the password.
>
I> You need this to work without entering the password.  man ssh-keygen
I> _ivan

I'm now able to ssh into the remote machine without entering a password. How
ever my scp error remains. Help....

Michael