[rdiff-backup-users] Using rdiff-backup with ssh that runs on a nonstandard port

[Rohit Kumar Mehta]

Hello folks, I am trying to use rdiff-backup with ssh on a nonstandard port.
I tried in my backup script:

   alias ssh=ssh -p 2021

I also tried creating a script named ssh containing the command:

   /usr/bin/ssh $1 $2 $3 $4 $5

in a directory which preceded /usr/bin in the PATH

I am not a python programmer at all, but I also tried changing
the line:
       __cmd_schema = 'ssh %s rdiff-backup --server'
in /usr/bin/rdiff-backup to
       __cmd_schema = 'ssh -p 2021 %s rdiff-backup --server'

All of this to no avail.  Does anyone know if there is a solution to this
problem?

Many thanks,

Rohit

PS: I am running Debian / Woody which comes with rdiff-backup 0.6.0-1