Eoin D. Fleming wrote:
> Does anyone have an idea as to how to do the following in a resonably secure
> automated manner?

scp. Plain and simple. OpenSSH's sshd will allow you to connect to a box 
as root, even if the system has it disabled, and you do not have to 
worry about permissions or stuff being transmitted in the clear.

> of the nature of the files they need to be encryped while in transit (not
> all the machines have ssh/scp) so we would need to use standard
> cryptographic function like crypt.

Install sshd on the boxen that lack it. You will save time and things 
will be safer than hacking up a custom scripted solution.


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Josh Glover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Associate Systems Administrator
INCOGEN, Inc.

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