Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 22:14:16 -0300 (ART) From: Fernando Gleiser <fgleiser@cactus.fi.uba.ar> To: Colin Harford <colin.harford@mail.su.ualberta.ca> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Scp Message-ID: <20020221220907.R11078-100000@cactus.fi.uba.ar> In-Reply-To: <B89AD5C9.4F0E%colin.harford@mail.su.ualberta.ca>
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On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Colin Harford wrote: > I am writing up a shell script that is to be executed via cron. > > Part of the script involves using scp, and I want it to copy a file to a > remote server. > > > Currently I use syntax scp localfile > user@remote:/location-to-save-to/remotefile > > The problem is I want to have it authenticate by itself without needing m= y > input. Generate a public/private key pair and use public key crypto do autenticate= =2E man ssh-keygen for the details. If you don't protect the private key with a passphrase the ssh client will log in without you entering any input. Note this is bad from a security standpoint. =09=09=09=09Fer > > Any ideas how, and the syntax I would use. (the man page is rather > ambigious) > > Colin Harford =A0=A0=A0 > > =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 > Systems and Network Administrator =A0=A0=A0=A0 Apple Product Professio= nal > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =A0=A0=A0=A0 > Computer and Network Support =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 > University of Alberta Students' Union =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 > Phone: (780) 492-4241 =A0=A0Fax: =A0(780) 492-4643 > http://www.su.ualberta.ca > > > "I sense much NT in you, NT leads to Blue Screen. > Blue Screen leads to downtime, downtime leads to suffering. > NT is the path to the darkside." > - Unknown Unix Jedi > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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