Re: rsync do shell script password..
Re: rsync do shell script password..
- Subject: Re: rsync do shell script password..
- From: Wayne Melrose <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:34:24 +0200
On 13/09/2007, at 10:24 AM, Simon Forster wrote:
On 13 Sep 2007, at 09:00, Wayne Melrose wrote:
On 13/09/2007, at 9:50 AM, Axel Luttgens wrote:
According to rsync's man page, 1. and 2. only apply when syncing
to a remote rsync server, not when running rsync over a remote
shell.
Put in other words, 1. and 2. store a password used to
authenticate against a remote rsyncd daemon, not to authenticate
a remote user.
That's what I thought would be the case, so I was kinda hoping
that applescript would have a method of applying the remote
servers password.. (Maybe something similar to using username and
password to perform Administrator Privs on local shell script
commands)
I imagine that Chris Nebel, if he were awake, would raise the
spectre of Expect (expect − programmed dialogue with interactive
programs [man expect]) to achieve your stated goal. Personally I've
gone the somewhat insecure route of setting up ssh keys without a
password (which actually seems more secure than relying solely on
passwords given the prevalence of dictionary attacks - although
keys and passwords obviously are the best way to go). It's
reasonably trivial to set up ssh to use keys - but you stated that
usage was in a larger AppleScript (which may be distributed to
many?), so this approach may not fly.
How many files are you syncing across? What's the total size? Would
FTP better serve your needs?
Simon Forster
Simon,
Funnily enough I did a very similar thing with FTP about two weeks
ago, very handy, although in this case I want to make sure that the
files are only replaced if they are changed..
My fall back is to mount the volumes first, then just use the paths
to the volumes to sync the files.. I was just hoping I could use a
remote shell, save the hassle of mounting volumes..
I did think seriously about the ssh keys, although I'd like to avoid
the setup, as it may change (constrict changes to applescript.. that
way anyone can administer it. )
Maybe Chris will pipe up when he's awake :)
Wayne
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