Perl

[JimmyMethod]

I'm writing a script that will run rsync to backup multiple servers.Is there a flag or something where can have the password input automatically, so I don't have to type it in everytime I run the script for every computer?

[240Knightrider]

Do you have to have a password? Or can you run it without one? I know you can set it up to bypass the password for it to automatically update...
Modified by 240Knightrider at 6:48 PM 5/11/2007

[JimmyMethod]

Yes, the password is required. I'm backing up servers that aren't mine. I've been looking for a modified version of Rsync or something that had a flag that I could plug in a password to, but no such luck as of right now.

[AZhitman]

Wish I had known you had those skills... we coulda used you a few weeks ago JM.

[JimmyMethod]

I've got the skillz to pay the billz.

[240Knightrider]

I dont know man, I have only scratched the surface with rsync. Wish I could help you more man.

[szh]

I'm writing a script that will run rsync to backup multiple servers.Is there a flag or something where can have the password input automatically, so I don't have to type it in everytime I run the script for every computer?

Which OS?

Z

[JimmyMethod]

Unix/Solaris

[szh]

Have you tried the --password-file=FILE option (in version 3.0 of rsync)?

From the man page:

--password-file=FILE read password from FILE

If the remote site is running rsync as a daemon, you can also use the RSYNC_PASSWORD variable.

Hope this helps ...

Z

[GEO]

What shell you running? I might have something