2 & 3 are so that the machine (client) connecting to the server doesn't have to have a password. So do #2 on the client machine, then you must give that key to the server. This document talks about SSH auto-login (which is what this is).
http://www.edoceo.com/liberum/default.php?doc=ssh-automatic-login /B ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jianping Zhu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 07:36 Subject: rsync+ssh how to > I am try to following the link > http://killyridols.net/rsyncssh.shtml > to set up rsync+ssh how to use rsync+ssh to do backup > > I met some problems. in the link it says: > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > 1. make sure ssh and rsync are installed on both computers > 2. ssh-keygen -t dsa as root > 3. choose a location other than /root/.ssh/id_dsa (ex. > /root/.ssh/remotehost.id_dsa) > 4. enter a BLANK passphrase > 5. write a file called config inside /root/.ssh/ with options like > these > > Host remotehost > User root > Compression yes > Protocol 2 > RSAAuthentication yes > StrictHostKeyChecking no > ForwardAgent yes > ForwardX11 yes > IdentityFile /root/.ssh/remotehost.id_dsa > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > My question is: 2 is for both server/client computers or just for server? > how about 3? > > What remotehost should be? > > Thanks > > -------------------------------- > Jianping Zhu > Department of Computer Science > Univerity of Georgia > Athens, GA 30602 > Tel 706 5423900 > -------------------------------- > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
