On May 31, 2006, at 7:07 AM, Anthony Roy wrote:
Hi John,
unless you say otherwise, rsync uses ssh. unless you set it up to
use key authentication, ssh will require a password.
Ah. Makes sense. How do I tell it *not* to use ssh? As I said, I don't
need it to be secure, just simple - the rsync server won't be exposed
outside of the firewall.
I normally hate this answer, but i looked it up and it's more meat
than you want to read via email. man rsync has a section on using an
rsh program...basically, it's an argument to --rsh=
so read the man page for rsync, it goes into a lot of detail.
Also, you might consider that a crust defense (i.e. relying solely on
a firewall) is contrary to current security best practices. I
normally favor external-facing firewalls, internal firewalls on each
box, and encrypting and securing all transports that can be. but if
it's just a home network...maybe not such a big deal. personally,
there are too many windows boxes on my home network for that kind of
trust. and you can NEVER trust the kids :)
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