newbie: rsync and ssh and password

[willem]

peter lindsay wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've got the following command that works fine; it prompt for a password
> then runs okay:
>
> "rsync -az -e ssh myserver.ac.uk:/var/lib/mysql
> /www/rsynctagsassets/databases"
>
> I wanted to run it as a script so put it into a file called rsync.sh and
> chmod +x 'd it.
>
> It runs as a script okay but still prompts for a password.
>
> I read "man ssh" and the bit about "BatchMode" and "yes" but didn't really
> follow it.
>
> Is there quick way to implement my script please anyone ?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Pete Lindsay
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you have to use ssh-keygen

check it out