#24 BLOC Trial-2: Backup of laptops (short-term solution)

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#24: Backup of laptops (short-term solution)
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  Reporter:  jg       |       Owner:  cscott 
      Type:  task     |      Status:  new    
  Priority:  blocker  |   Milestone:  Trial-2
 Component:  distro   |     Version:         
Resolution:           |    Keywords:         
  Verified:  0        |  
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Comment (by nelhage):

 Replying to [comment:12 danw]:
 > OK, so the client assumes that it can ssh to the school server using the
 SSH key generated at first boot (~/.sugar/default/owner.key). Somehow(?)
 when it activates, it gets three pieces of information from the school
 server:
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 >     1. the hostname of the school server
 >     2. the username to ssh to
 >     3. the path (inside that user's homedir) to back up to

 Are we getting this information at /activation/, which is Ivan's deal that
 happens, as I understand it, even before the user enters their information
 into the laptop, or at /registration/, which I'm writing, which happens
 when the laptop communicates its user's nickname, pubkey, etc. to the
 school server?

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