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Old 07-30-2007
Question ftp-backup

I need to automate the ftp backup process by using the following command but without entering the password:

scp filename user@ipaddress:/directory


any help???

I dont want the password request to appear!!!


Thanx
# 2  
Old 07-30-2007
you need to setup password-less scp

generate keys using ssh-keygen and public keys to be swapped across the host as authorized_keys

and you should be able to scp or ssh without typing password
# 3  
Old 07-30-2007
MySQL

could you plz give me a more detial answer ???

Thanks for your reply
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