password problem with rsync

[Ron DuFresne]

First;

The file should not need nor be set execuatable.  It's a test file as 
far as rsync should be concerned.  Now as to why it fails, that is 
another issue and others that know the code will have to answer that.

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne

Payal Rathod wrote:

>Hi,
>I want to use rsync from a script. Before that I am trying it from
>command line. I use it as,
>$ rsync --password-file=pass -e ssh -av legal.txt accounts at 127.0.0.1:/home/accounts
>accounts at 127.0.0.1's password:
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>I don't want to be prompted for password.
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>$ ls -l pass
>-rwx------    1 payal    payal          9 Sep 30 19:11 pass*
>
>$ cat pass
>accpass123
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>[Don't worry it is not on real IP].
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>What is wrong?
>With warm regards,
>-Payal
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