[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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