>>>>> " " == Rick Otten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello rsync gurus, Quick question:
> I am trying to rsync onto a machine which requires two
> passwords (using ssh as the transport). First is a regular
> password, the second is a SecurID PIN.
> I suspect this is why my rsync isn't working. Is this a good
> suspicion?
The second password is probably not handled by pam and thus not done
by the ssh login. rsync starts ssh, which does the first passwort
check, and then starts it normal protocol, which the second password
check then gets as input.
Write a pam module to handle the second password and include that ins
the config for ssh connects and you should be fine.
Kick the system admin to include the library on the server, as he
should have done anyway.
> Error message: "unexpected EOF in read_timeout"
> Is there an easy fix?
> I know I can copy ssh key files over to possibly eliminate
> one of the passwords - however once I get this working I have a
> bunch of users who do not have the technical skill to do that
> step who will need to run rsync and I can't do it for them
> since I don't have root on either box.
> I'd rather not copy the key files over anyhow...
Why not? Keys are cheap. Use a passphrase for security and the
ssh-agaent to spare you the repeatet typing of the password.
MfG
Goswin
PS: AFS-Tokens can be passed by ssh, maybe you can use something similar for your
tokens.
