Hi, A simple recipe can be found at
http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=faq&FAQ_op=view&FAQ_id=27 Rgrds Tev > -----Opprinnelig melding----- > Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne av Jim > Kleckner > Sendt: 2. desember 2004 18:02 > Til: jack alex > Kopi: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Emne: Re: passing ssh password to rsync without prompting it > > > Wayne Davison wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 01, 2004 at 11:02:15PM -0800, jack alex wrote: > > > >>So, why it is not picking password from password file and any other > >>idea to pass ssh password to rsync without prompting it. > > > > > > This is because the option only affects rsync's use of an rsync daemon. > > Rsync has no options that affect ssh's password prompting. You should > > get ssh working as needed without rsync being involved (perhaps running > > a simple command such as "uptime") and then use that technique with > > rsync. However, if you've ruled out ssh keys, your only other choice > > may be some kind of host-based authentication. See the ssh docs for > > details. > > > > ..wayne.. > > Use keychain to manage an ssh-agent with a key store. > You only have to put in the password once per session > that way. Or leave the key store without a password > if you dare... > > http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/keychain/index.xml > > It sets environment variables to connect with a > named pipe for ssh-agent. With authentication > chaining, you can run remote commands that pass > authentication back to your login computer. > Just put the public part of your key into > ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2 on all of the machines > you want to use. > > Jim > -- > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync > Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html