Re: [tlug] Rsync password usage

[Tod McQuillin <devin@example.com>]

On Fri, 18 Mar 2005, Charles Muller wrote:

> So I made the file /home/chuck/.pairpass and then tried
>
>     rsync --delete --password-file=/home/chuck/.pairpass -ruvptl
>     /mnt/win_d/docs/www.acmuller.net/public_html/test
>     acmuller@example.com:public_html
>
> But I am still getting the password challenge.
>
> Is my error apparent?

Yes.

It isn't rsync that's asking for a password, it's ssh (or rsh).

The password rsync is talking about is if you use rsync in daemon mode 
(e.g. server invoked by inetd) and the double-colon syntax 
(e.g. penkwe.pair.com::public_html).

I'd suggest you use ssh (add the -e ssh flag to your rsync command if ssh 
isn't already the default for your version of rsync) and use key 
authentication (with ssh-keygen) as Mauro suggested.
-- 
Tod McQuillin