On 2005-06-02 10:38, Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Giorgos Keramidas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On 2005-06-01 14:38, Nathan Kinkade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The poster is correct in that what you probably what to do is setup > > > public-key authentication using ssh, however, I would highly recommend > > > that you NOT use a blank passphrase for your private key. ssh-agent, > > > a utility that I think comes standard with the openssh package [...] > > > > My strong agreement about *NOT* using empty passphrases. Indeed, > > ssh-agent comes with OpenSSH and it is a _MUCH_ better way of using > > SSH keys with non-empty passphrases. > > The original poster wanted to do automated backups via scp. This kind > of application *requires* empty passphrases
Nope. scp works fine with a pass-phrase too, if one uses ssh-agent properly, regardless of the remote user being root or not. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
