Re: [rdiff-backup-users] cron and rdiff-backup

[Alan]

On Mon, Apr 12, 2004 at 03:40:57PM -0600, Paul Steamboat wrote:
> I have rdiff-backup installed working backing up a from one machine to 
> another. However I must do it manually. I want to cron this so it happens 
> automatically. I think I have the scheduling part w/ cron figured out. How do 
> I script rdiff so that it will login to the remote machine with out pausing 
> to ask for a password.

Read up on ssh keys, which will let you log in from one system to
another without logging in with a password.  The readers digest version
goes something like this:
 - run 'ssh-genkeys -t dsa', set up keys without passwords
 - add your .ssh/id_dsa.pub contents to the .ssh/authorized_keys file on
   the remote server
 - you can now run 'ssh address@hidden' and login without a password
 - rdiff-backup won't prompt you anymore 


alan

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