= How do I create a backup account for a member? =

The steps for creating a backup account for a member are:

1. Find a backup server with available space.
2. As `root@BACKUP_SERVER` do
{{{
useradd -m -U MEMBER_NAME-sync
}}}
3. Create a backup directory for the MEMBER_NAME-sync user at /home/members/MEMBERNAME-sync/backups
{{{
mkdir -p /home/members/MEMBER_NAME-sync/backups
}}}
4. Change ownership of that directory to the MEMBER_NAME-sync user.
{{{
chown MEMBER_NAME-sync:MEMBER_NAME-sync /home/members/MEMBER_NAME-sync/backups
}}}
5. login as the MEMBER_NAME-sync user.
{{{
su - MEMBER_NAME-sync
}}}
6. Create a symlink to the backup directory from the member's home directory.
{{{
ln -s /home/members/MEMBER_NAME-sync/backups backups
}}}
7. Add the rsa key for the user or their monkeysphere/gpg user id to the /home/MEMBER-NAME-sync/.ssh/authorized_keys file or /home/MEMBER-NAME-sync/.monkeysphere/authorized_user_ids file respectively.  Then run
{{{
 monkeysphere-authentication u MEMBER_NAME-sync
}}}

The member should now be able to ssh into the server with `ssh MEMBER_NAME-sync@SERVER_NAME.mayfirst.org`.  If they can, then your task is complete!