On Fri, Aug 19, 2005 at 12:03:29AM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Rob Brenart wrote: > > I'm trying to script an rsync process and I keep getting the password > > prompt... here's my "script" > > > > ... > ... > > If you want automated batch mode use of ssh you will need to use ssh > keys without a passphrase. Because the files are not encrypted and do > not have a passprase they must be protected with filesystem level > protection. Any user that can read those files can use it to access > the remote system.
There is a safer way to accomplish this sort of thing, using ssh-agent. You set up ssh with a passphrase, then arrange ssh-agent to run on the backup machine. You'll need to logon *once* to that host and run ssh-add to provide ssh-agent the means to know the key values, which are stored in memory (in a named pipe) rather than on disk. Package keychain automates/simplifies much of this. Ken -- Ken Irving, [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Alaska, Fairbanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
