Re: rsync over ssh without password

2002-05-13 Thread Rory Campbell-Lange
I've now setup the server to look for the client and do the backups. Works fine. However I'd like to edit the clients .ssh/authorized_keys file to only allow rsync to be run from the server. I've tried command="/usr/bin/rsync ~/" ssh-rsa [key] [EMAIL PROTECTED] but this is failing because,

Re: rsync over ssh without password

2002-05-12 Thread Francois Chenais
Try the --password-file option as described in man rsyncd.conf. Doesn't work yet for me but it's in the man and somebody on rsync maillinglist said me that's work ! ;-) François On Sat, 11 May 2002 02:48:09 +0100 Rory Campbell-Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to automate a

Re: rsync over ssh without password

2002-05-12 Thread Mark Roach
On Fri, 2002-05-10 at 20:48, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > rather just the user's id key. I've had a look at the sshd man page and > tried setting up this system to no avail. when you attempt to connect, does it prompt you for password for the key, or just user password? Did you create the correct

Re: rsync over ssh without password

2002-05-10 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya rory just a comment... - i do backups via root's cron ... - root should be able to read tom, dick and harry's local home directory - a hours after home-server creates a local backup of the users dir... ( backups should NOT be on the machine its backing up )

rsync over ssh without password

2002-05-10 Thread Rory Campbell-Lange
I'd like to automate a backup of a user's machine to the server. I've set up the backup with rsync using ssh (not rsyncd on the server). I know that it is easy to set this up with rsyncd, but I'd prefer to learn how to do this with ssh! I'd like to be able to run the backup without providing a pas