Hi, On Sunday 29 January 2006 19:36, Quinn Snyder wrote:
> I have two machines (approx 50 miles apart) that I need to create a > co-located backup solution for. One machine will serve as a central > fileserver for an office, and every week a backup of that directory will be > sent through the internet to a box I have here locally. I am aware of > rsync being able to run over SSH, however I need this to be totally > automated (SSH opening, passwords sent and synchronized, files copied, and > connections broken). If I can create the script, I can place the script in > the cron.weekly folder, and execute it from there using cron. I just need > to know where to start, and how I'm going to get the password automation > (any links or anything.I don't need to be walked through it, I just need a > starting point, though any help is appreciated). You need a pre-shared key without passphrase: http://www.google.com/search?q=openssh+public+key to tunnel rsync thru SSH without user interaction. Yours, -- René Rebe - Rubensstr. 64 - 12157 Berlin (Europe / Germany) http://www.exactcode.de | http://www.t2-project.org +49 (0)30 255 897 45 -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
