Re: FAQ7

Miek Gieben <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.sysutils.backup.hdup.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
[On 24 Apr, @04:04, Art wrote in "[hdup-user] FAQ7 ..."]
> Howdy:
> 
> I'm not yet using hdup, but intend to start very soon. In the meantime, I'm 
> wondering if it might not be preferable to suggest using the keychain script 
> to keep one's ssh keys available for cron jobs than to suggest creating a key 
> with no passphrase, as you suggest in question number 7 of your FAQ.
> 
> More on keychain:
> 
> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/keychain.xml
> http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-keyc2/
> http://www.linux-mag.com/2002-08/potm_01.html
> 
> I have a few cronned jobs that use ssh, and keychain works to keep me from 
> having to jump through hoops. No vacant passphrases, no problems. The only 
> time I have to think about it is on those rare occasions when the machine gets 
> rebooted.
> 
> Just a thought. Thanks for hdup, and keep up the good work!

yes, you're right I should add this. There is also some other ssh documentation
waiting that should be intergrated...

grtz Miek
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