Re: rsync and ssh simple question

[Jason Dixon <jason dixongroup net>]

On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 08:15, Nathalie Boulos wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> i'm using rsync with ssh to connect to a remote host
> and mirror a website.
> 
> I want to put the command in crontab and i don't want
> ssh to ask for password before opening the connexion.
> 
> Anyone knows how can i avoid that?

You'll want to generate ssh keys with a null passphrase, then distribute
the public keys to the remote systems you want to login to.  Please
search the archives, I've posted a detailed explanation before.

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Jason Dixon, RHCE
DixonGroup Consulting
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