Hi -
I am trying to understand rsync, and cannot glean from the
available documentation how things really work (or it could
just be operator error....).
1) I have this running fine from a script by setting up a module
on the rsync server called "local." No password is required,
so is this or is this not running through ssh? I need to know
if stuff is encrypted or not as it is moved over the net. Can
someone explain exactly what this statement does?
/usr/bin/rsync --rsh $SSHPATH -arzvu hostname::local /usr/local/
2) I would like to copy files from a local machine to a remote
rsync or not rsync server (whichever is easier or more secure
way to do it), again from the docs I can't figure this out....
In order for me to move stuff to the remote machine I have
to use ssh (policy around here), but it asks me for my
password. I realize I can set the RSYNC_PASSWORD variable
or use a file to get around this, but am curious if there
is another way around this or a better way. I am trying to
copy people's /home directory from their local machine to
a RAID array on another machine. Any thoughts or suggestions?
thanks in advance!
Michelle
