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Old 12-03-2006, 03:46 PM   #1
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cannot automate rsync backup

The 2 servers are Fedora C5, a main and a backup. rsync is used to copy files from the main server to the backup.
This works fine manually but requires a password which prevents automation. A rsyncd.conf file has been created in /etc/ as prescribed in 'LINUX Server Security',(O'Reilly). I cannot get this to work. We have added RSYNC_PASSWORD=password to the environment variables. This also fails. The directions in Fedora 5 Bible (Wiley) have also been tried with the same result.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Joe
 
Old 12-03-2006, 05:31 PM   #2
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You could use an SSH authenticated login (if you have the capability). Check out the "-e" option in the rsync manual (specifically "-e ssh").
 
Old 12-04-2006, 10:52 AM   #3
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The rsync is configured with -e ssh
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Old 12-04-2006, 11:48 AM   #4
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Any suggestions will be appreciated.
I'd suggest running this as a cronjob with a service account. You can use Pubkey Authentication to make automating the login simple.
 
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Are you able to do a normal SSH authenticated connection (without being prompted for the password)? If not, you'll need to configure that first.
 
Old 12-07-2006, 02:47 PM   #6
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If it were me, I would think about adding ssh-agent.
 
Old 12-21-2006, 04:54 AM   #7
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If it were me, I would think about adding ssh-agent.
Dude Totally Agree
 
  


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