Re: Passwords in cron scripts

2005-12-24 Thread David Wahler
Mark Carter wrote: > I have some python scripts that run as cron jobs. They connect to > external resources (like a newsserver) - for which passwords are > required. I currently have them stored in the scripts themselves (ouch!) > - and was wondering if there was a more secure solution. Any form o

Re: Passwords in cron scripts

2005-12-24 Thread Peter Hansen
Mark Carter wrote: > I have some python scripts that run as cron jobs. They connect to > external resources (like a newsserver) - for which passwords are > required. I currently have them stored in the scripts themselves (ouch!) > - and was wondering if there was a more secure solution. Secure

Passwords in cron scripts

2005-12-24 Thread Mark Carter
I have some python scripts that run as cron jobs. They connect to external resources (like a newsserver) - for which passwords are required. I currently have them stored in the scripts themselves (ouch!) - and was wondering if there was a more secure solution. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/