Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 19:16:21 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't figure out ssh, read lots of docs... Message-ID: <20050602161621.GB2778@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> In-Reply-To: <44u0kgesd4.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <200506011449.45455.FreeBSD@InsightBB.com> <429E0B57.2070701@scls.lib.wi.us> <20050601203839.GH21127@gentoo-npk.bmp.ub> <20050601235056.GA1597@gothmog.gr> <44u0kgesd4.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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On 2005-06-02 10:38, Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> wrote: > Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> writes: > > On 2005-06-01 14:38, Nathan Kinkade <nkinkade@ub.edu.bz> wrote: > > > The poster is correct in that what you probably what to do is setup > > > public-key authentication using ssh, however, I would highly recommend > > > that you NOT use a blank passphrase for your private key. ssh-agent, > > > a utility that I think comes standard with the openssh package [...] > > > > My strong agreement about *NOT* using empty passphrases. Indeed, > > ssh-agent comes with OpenSSH and it is a _MUCH_ better way of using > > SSH keys with non-empty passphrases. > > The original poster wanted to do automated backups via scp. This kind > of application *requires* empty passphrases Nope. scp works fine with a pass-phrase too, if one uses ssh-agent properly, regardless of the remote user being root or not.
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