[PLUG] scp in batch mode -- help

[Matt King]

Put the public_key into the .ssh/authorized_keys2 file on the server you
want to send the files to...here's how I do it (YMMV).

Machine1 = Local Machine
Machine2 = Remote Machine

[Machine1]: ssh-keygen -t rsa
On this step don't enter a passphrase for the key.

[Machine1]: scp .ssh/id_rsa.pub [youruser]@[Machine2]:~/.ssh/authorized_keys2

Or if you have an authorized_keys2 file on Machine2, copy it to your home
directory, ssh to Machine2, and do 'cat id_rsa.pub >>
.ssh/authorized_keys2'

Now you should be able to login without a password.  At least that's what
worked for me.

-- 
Matt King
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http://www.magnetinternet.com

 Bruce Kingsland busted out the keyboard and typed:
> I want to scp a file to a remote server in a cron job. scp provides the
> -B switch to support that, but I haven't figgered out from the docs
> where I put the passphraze so that the command will work. The remote
> server doesn't support sftp, but does support ssh and scp (and ftp). Any
> ideas?
>
> TIA.
> -bk
> --
> Bruce Kingsland
> Kingsland Konsulting
> brucek at kingkon.com
> 360-531-3730
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