On 30 Jul 2002, Jochen K?chelin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How can I use the --password-file switch with rsync in order not to > be promted for the users password so I can run rsync in a cronjob? > > rsync -uavrpog -e ssh /www [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/DESTINATION/`date +%A` > --password-file=/quellen/RSYNC_PASSWD > > does not work! > > I always get a prompt to enter users root password!
The --password-file option only applies to rsync daemon connections, not ssh. You need to set up an ssh key to make ssh connections with no password; see the recent thread or the ssh manual for instructions. -- Martin -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
