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scp in a script

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crsdev

crsdev

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Sep 29, 2006
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Hello sun lovers :)
when i do
$scp -r XXX usr@servername:path...
it asks for password
how can i do this in a script so that it doesn't ask for any password.

Thanks and sorry for simple question
 
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Load the ssh public key for usr in ~usr/.ssh/authorized_keys.
 
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depends on the version of your ssh, some versions store the key in a separate file and you have to refere to that in a configfile. OpenSSH works with ~/.ssh/authorized_key file.

Best Regards, Franz
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UNIX System Manager from Munich, Germany
 
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