Re: ssh (and maybe rsync) question...
>>>>> "Chris" == Chris Baker <baker@treyarch.com> writes:
Chris> Usually, you'd use ssh-agent to remember your passphrase,
Chris> but I'm not sure if it will work with a cron job.
Chris> Otherwise, you can't use a passphrase; just leave it empty
Chris> when you generate the keys.
>From a cron job, there is simply no need for a passphrase, it doesn't
gain you any additional security (unless you call the extra task of
"find the passphrase in the cron job" additional security).
(assuming you want the cron job to work even when you are not logged
in).
--
Brian May <bam@debian.org>
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