There are steps listed in the rsync archive which allow one to safely use
ssh without being prompted for user name or password. I got it to work, but
not for user root. Since I wanted to do the rsync as root, I gave up on ssh
and I'm using rsync in daemon mode. Anyone out there know for sure if ssh
always requires a password from root?
Here's a link to the post I found in the archives:
http://lists.samba.org/pipermail/rsync/2000-June/002452.html
<http://lists.samba.org/pipermail/rsync/2000-June/002452.html> I believe
this describes the process for ssh 1, which I use, rather than ssh 2...
Gerald Gallagher
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Scholten
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Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 6:46 PM
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Subject: rsync, root, passphrase/password
I have been happily rsync'ing for some time, using ssh as
root with an
empty passphrase. I'd like to improve system security and
add a
passphrase - any suggestions on how to do that? I'd like to
be able to
run rsync overnight, i.e. without me there to type in a
passphrase.
I can imagine burying the passphrase in a script, which
would be some
improvement, but perhaps there's something more elegant?
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