ssh suggestions including rdisd(sdist)
Constance Sieh ([email protected])
Tue, 15 Dec 1998 09:57:36 -0600 (CST)
> From: Chris Green <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: ssh version of rdist?
>
> On Sat, 12 Dec 1998, Stephen Bailey wrote:
>
> >
> > Does anyone know of an ssh version of rdist, or an
> > equivalent way of keeping a directory structure on
> > two different machines in sync by using a secure
> > connection? scp is nice for getting the files
> > transfered in the first place, but keeping directories
> > in sync is a bit more of a challenge. Thanks.
>
> Hi, Stephen.
>
> Check the man page for rdist. Later versions have a command line option
> which allow you to specify the program to use to run on the remote machine
> -- you can tell it to run ssh instead of rsh. Don't forget to have the
> public key of the machine *from* which you are connecting in either
> /etc/ssh_known_hosts or ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on the machine *to* which
> you are connecting, otherwise you won't be able to log in without a
> password. Just having it in ~/.ssh/known_hosts isn't good enough for most
> machines the way they are configured here.
>
> Hope this helps, let me know if you have trouble.
>
> Cheers,
> Chris.
>
> > Stephen
> >
> >
>
> --
> Chris Green. HEP, Purdue University. CDF SVXII project.
> Based at Fermilab. MAIL [email protected]; PHONE (630) 840-2308
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