My preference is to NEVER rsync across an un secured channel. Rsync is easily tunneled inside ssh, and ssh can use rsa encryption keys for authentication. Solving both problems with one solution. HTH Kevin On Aug 15, 2010 2:23 PM, wrote: How can one do two or more rsyncs with entering the password just once? I've set up a script that I named copy2blue to copy three specified subdirectories to my web hosted space, and it works fine, except it asks me to enter the password for each 'rsync' command. How can I modify this so it will only ask for the password once? cd /dir/subdir1 rsync -avHp --progress subdir1 webhost@box000.bluehost.com:www/subdir1/ cd /dir/subdir2 rsync -avHp --progress subdir2 webhost@box000.bluehost.com:www/subdir2/ cd /dir/subdir3 rsync -avHp --progress subdir3 webhost@box000.bluehost.com:www/subdir3/ --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss