Distribution without SSH?

[Justin Knoll]

Hello,
I recently set up Solr with distribution on a couple of servers. I  
just learned that our network policies do not permit us to use SSH  
with passphraseless keys, and the snappuller script uses SSH to  
examine the master Solr instance's state before it pulls the newest  
index via rsync.

We plan to attempt to rewrite the snappuller (and possibly other  
distribution scripts, as required) to eliminate this dependency on  
SSH. I thought I ask the list in case anyone has experience with this  
same situation or any insights into the reasoning behind requiring  
SSH access to the master instance.

Thanks,
Justin Knoll