[PLUG] rsync
Randal L. Schwartz
merlyn at stonehenge.com
Thu Feb 5 06:01:01 UTC 2004
>>>>> "Bill" == Bill Spears <bspears at easystreet.com> writes:
Bill> Bingo! Somehow I just got it in my head that there had to be a server
Bill> client. So when I read the man page that's what I hit on.
Bill> Additionally, I was avoiding ssh because I had formed the impression
Bill> that it was complicated to set up. Boy, is my face red (oh wait, that's
Bill> from drinking). Getting ssh going was maybe the easiest thing I've ever
Bill> done in linux. So now everything works and I can see why everyone kept
Bill> saying, "Use the ssh, Bill, use the ssh."
The problem is that the manpages all have a gazillion options on them,
when all you really need to do is:
ssh-keygen -t rsa
[hit return a few times until the prompt is back]
ssh you at other.box.com
[enter your password for otherbox when prompted]
Trivial.
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