On Wed, Jul 06, 2005 at 03:44:13PM -0400, linux starved wrote: > I am trying to use scp to copy a host file from one firewall to the > other using an ftp server. Problem is, it requires a username and > password for authentication purposes. It would be nice if I could get > it to run once a day. I searched google and came up empty. I have > done almost no scripting whatsoever and need all any and all > information. The following is basically what I want the script to do, > but I heard scp will not work with authentication. I also read about > rsync and tried to get the following one liner to work on the source > server > > scp ramblings: > cd /usr/local/bin/makeconf > cp hosts hosts_old > sftp fwall@server > username: > password: > map to location > get hosts > logout of server > run /etc/cron.daily/inet_access > > > rsync one liner > rsync * -aHpv root@target ip:/location where it is to be copied > somehow it needs to copy over old host file > now it needs to run /etc/cron.daily/inet_access > > > Thanks again in advance, I am determined to learn to script, and > appreciate any and all help. > You need to setup a public key for that to work. -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~sanchezr
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