The user the backup script runs as needs to exchange it's ssh key to the machine it connects to. Now it won't ask for a ssh password. On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 11:41, Aly Dharshi wrote: > Hello, > > So how do you sort out the passwd when ssh asks for one, do you have it > in some secret file ? > > Cheers, > > Aly. > > On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 08:13, Bill Tangren wrote: > > shyam wrote: > > > hi guys > > > > > > i am just trying to use rsync for backup , can anybody tell me how i can > > > do incremental backup ie only the new or modified files should go for > > > backup > > > > > > any help is precious > > > > This is a script that I use to do hourly backups of the /home directory > > on one of my servers: > > > > > > #! /bin/bash > > rsync -e ssh -avz \ > > --exclude "httpd/logs/access_log" \ > > --exclude "httpd/logs/error_log" \ > > --exclude "httpd/logs/AsA_access_log" \ > > --exclude "httpd/data/PAP_USE" \ > > aa:/home/ /home > > > > > > The script sits on the backup server, and backups the main server (aa) > > onto it. > > > > HTH, > > Bill > -- > Aly S.P Dharshi > aly.dharshi@xxxxxxxx > Southern Alberta Digital Library Project > > "A good speech is like a good dress > that's short enough to be interesting > and long enough to cover the subject" -- Michael Gargiullo <mgargiullo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Warp Drive Networks -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
