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 2007-01-25  Per Cederqvist  <ceder@sedesopim.lysator.liu.se>
 
+	Added a README.
+	* README: Document how to test that the ssh setup to a remote host
+	is working.
+
 	Back up more often.
 	* backup-repeatedly: Don't sleep between backups.  Print number of
 	cycles completed.  Don't retry backups with warnings, as that
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+Testing the remote installation of rdiff-backup:
+
+    ssh somehost -a -k -x -i /root/.ssh/backupkey /opt/LYSrdiff/bin/rdiff-backup --version