A bit off-topic here, but anyway... On 9 May, this message from Rory Campbell-Lange echoed through cyberspace: > Is it possible to allow a particular host to connect and run an rsync > session without a password, without running rsync on the server in > daemon mode? I'm using rsync over ssh.
Yes, run ssh with public key authentication instead of password authentication. man ssh / man sshd. You can have a key with no passphrase for this, so you can connect totally passwordless from A to B. Or better, use something like keychain to start an ssh-agent that can provide the key (man ssh-agent and a google for keychain). Cheers Michel PS in ssh2, you can also assign fixed commands server-side to certain keys, so if someone connects with a specific key, they can only execute one specific command. Should be in the ssh/sshd man pages. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michel Lanners | " Read Philosophy. Study Art. 23, Rue Paul Henkes | Ask Questions. Make Mistakes. L-1710 Luxembourg | email [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan | Learn Always. " -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
