Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "dylpkls91" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: >> >>>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >>> "dylpkls91" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>I have been researching this topic and come up with some code to make >>>>it work. It uses SSL and requires the 3rd party package Paramiko (which >>>>requires PyCrypto). >>> >>>Why not just spawn an invocation of SSH? >> >>Can you explain what this means, and how I could do it in Python? > > > SSH is the standard means of remotely executing commands on one *nix > system from another <http://www.openssh.com/>. It is included with all > self-respecting *nix systems these days. You can set up a trust > relationship between particular accounts on two systems, so one can > connect to the other without a password. All communication is encrypted > to lock out eavesdroppers.
Also note that Cygwin gives you openssh in a Unix-shell-like environment. Has its own Python too, though you don't do things in Cygwin for performance, usually. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Love me, love my blog http://holdenweb.blogspot.com Recent Ramblings http://del.icio.us/steve.holden -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list