James Pifer <jamesredhatlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > For some reason I cannot get rsync to work with public/private key > authentication with no passwords. > > My first try was this: > On the system that runs rsync: > ssh-keygen -C [hostname] -t "rsa" -f ~/.ssh/identity (no password) > > On the remote machine: > copy the identity.pub that you just created above to /root/.ssh > cat hostname.pub >> .ssh/authorized_keys > chmod 600 authorized_keys > > On the system that runs rsync: > /usr/bin/rsync -azl -e ssh [remote machine]:/[remote path]/* /[local > path] > > It's still prompting me for a password. I also tried it this way: > > On the system that runs rsync: > ssh-keygen -t rsa (no password) > rename id_rsa id_rsa_hostname.pub > copy file to remote machine /root/.ssh > On the remote machine: > cat id_rsa_hostname.pub >> .ssh/authorized_keys I don't see you starting the agent anywhere. You must start the agent in the shell you run rsync in. ssh-agent bash shh-add now rsync -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
