That's rsync over ssh so you can use pub key auth. Or do it over tcp/873 and use $RSYNC_PASSWORD Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 27, 2014, at 5:13 PM, joe@actionline.com wrote: > > rsync question: > > I have a shell script similar to the following (but longer) that I use > to copy/sync/backup selected directories and files from my main computer > to a backup computer and also to copy/sync/backup those selected > directories and files to my web-hosted space. > > This all works fine, except I have to enter the password for each segment. > Is there some way that I could embed the password in this shell script so > I do not have to manually type the password each time? > > echo "starting files copy/sync/backup" > > rsync -avH --delete --progress /home/joe/dir1/ > joe@192.168.0.64:/home/joe/dir1/ > rsync -avH --delete --progress /home/joe/dir2/ > joe@192.168.0.64:/home/joe/dir2/ > rsync -avH --delete --progress /home/joe/dir3/ > joe@192.168.0.64:/home/joe/dir3/ > > rsync -avHp --progress /home/joe/dir1/ website@box123.bluehost.com:www/dir1/ > rsync -avHp --progress /home/joe/dir2/ website@box123.bluehost.com:www/dir2/ > rsync -avHp --progress /home/joe/dir3/ website@box123.bluehost.com:www/dir3/ > > echo "FINISHED" > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss