SV: passing ssh password to rsync without prompting it

[Tevfik Karagulle]

Hi,

A simple recipe can be found at 

http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=faq&FAQ_op=view&FAQ_id=27

Rgrds Tev 

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> [mailto:rsync-bounces+tevfik=itefix.no at lists.samba.org]Pa vegne av Jim
> Kleckner
> Sendt: 2. desember 2004 18:02
> Til: jack alex
> Kopi: rsync at lists.samba.org
> Emne: Re: passing ssh password to rsync without prompting it
> 
> 
> Wayne Davison wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 01, 2004 at 11:02:15PM -0800, jack alex wrote:
> > 
> >>So, why it is not picking password from password file and any other
> >>idea to pass ssh password to rsync without prompting it. 
> > 
> > 
> > This is because the option only affects rsync's use of an rsync daemon.
> > Rsync has no options that affect ssh's password prompting.  You should
> > get ssh working as needed without rsync being involved (perhaps running
> > a simple command such as "uptime") and then use that technique with
> > rsync.  However, if you've ruled out ssh keys, your only other choice
> > may be some kind of host-based authentication.  See the ssh docs for
> > details.
> > 
> > ..wayne..
> 
> Use keychain to manage an ssh-agent with a key store.
> You only have to put in the password once per session
> that way.  Or leave the key store without a password
> if you dare...
> 
>   http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/keychain/index.xml
> 
> It sets environment variables to connect with a
> named pipe for ssh-agent.  With authentication
> chaining, you can run remote commands that pass
> authentication back to your login computer.
> Just put the public part of your key into
> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2 on all of the machines
> you want to use.
> 
> Jim
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