Hi all, This isn't a bug, its just a lapse in the documentation.
I just got a script going that repeats every 5 seconds, that uses rsync to send data from A, running Ubuntu V6.06.1, to B, running cygwin.
I got stuck on the issue of preventing the password prompt from interrupting the script.
The problem is that the man pages are misleading, they suggest that RSYNC_PASSWORD and --password-file are the answer. That might have been true in the past, but now they just don't work, as far as I can tell.
The documentation needs to say up front that the right way to do it is to use ssh-keygen on A, to create a public key file id_dsa.pub. Then to install that key's content in a file on B, in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys.
This information, in an easily found place, would save many people some time and frustration.
Other than that gripe, it's great to have rsync as a stable tool. Thanks!!!!
Sincerely, Peter H. -- Peter Halverson Promethean Devices [EMAIL PROTECTED] 626-287-3225 -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
