I would create a ssh public key pair with a null password. Works for me then I don't have the root password laying around in unencrypted form and also I don't have to make changes to any scripts if I were to choose to change the root pass. Calvin Bebermeyer calvinb@acm.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Dale" <redhat@maxxess.co.za> To: <psyche-list@redhat.com> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 8:47 AM Subject: Re: network backups with tar > Yup, I did use root, but I still had a typo after root, so it could not find > the user > name. Thanks, *looking very sheepish* > > I don't suppose there is a way to supply the root passwpord on the > command line? this would be great, because I could then run this command > in the task scheduler > > Jason > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Toni Erdmann" <antonius.erdmann@siemens.com> > To: <psyche-list@redhat.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 4:40 PM > Subject: Re: network backups with tar > > > > Ryan McDougall wrote: > > > <snip> > > > > > >>BTW, when I run the command > > >> > > >># tar cvzf - /tmp/testdir | ssh user@209.212.123.157 'cat > > ~/backup.tgz' > > ^^^^ > > > > replace 'user' by 'root' and use root's password of 209.212.123.157 > > (just to be sure that we mean the same thing) > > > > >> > > >>It asks me for a password, and when I type the correct root password in, > ( I > > >>logged into the 'sending' > > >>server as root ) , it tells me "Permission denied, please try again". > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Psyche-list mailing list > > Psyche-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
