-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rob Brenart wrote: > I'm trying to script an rsync process and I keep getting the password > prompt... here's my "script" > > rsync -avz -e /usr/bin/ssh --password-file=/home/username/pwd.rsync > /home/user/test/ host:/home/username/test > > And it works fine, but it prompts me for a password even though I'm > using --password-file
- --password-file only works if you are connecting to an rsync daemon running on "host". I'm not totally sure about this, but since you have specified the "-e ssh" option, I'm guessing that you are running rsync with ssh as transport. In this case it is ssh, not rsync, that authenticates you. The best way I know of to do scripts lke this is to create a key-pair for ssh, and add the public key to authorized_keys file on "host". "man ssh" has more on this. Of course you could also run rsync as daemon on "host" with "rsync --daemon", but this is not recommended unless you are on a trusted network, or run a public anonymous rsync service. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDBQ7JoGhcRzXgBl4RAjiNAKD7xFa9uVRV130e/KwdY724f+lbRgCfdIVJ Iqw7SN0rhqdhrb9vVGvjn3k= =uTRg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
