Re: [cobalt-developers] How can I rcp from a cron?

["sara starre" <perl_rocks@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not sure what scp is:

 csh66: rcp
 usage: rcp [-p] f1 f2; or: rcp [-rp] f1 ... fn directory
 csh 67: scp
 scp: Command not found

Do you mean ssh? I'm trying to use that with the copy itself (ssh instead o 
rsh)..

I'm actually using perl mod File::remote to do the copy- but it uses the 
.rhosts file for authen.

Why is using rcp from root courageous? What are the risks- I'm not 
transmitting any passwords.

Thanks for the reply!
-PG

> From: "Michael Zimmermann" <zim@xxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: <cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-developers] How can I rcp from a cron?
> Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 08:14:38 +0200
>
> From: sara starre <perl_rocks@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > If I execute a perlscript to rcp to the remote node, logged in as userx,
> it
> > works great. If I make a crontab entry as the same user, I get 
> permission
> > error. I checked crond and its running as root, so I thought addding 
> root
> > to the .rhosts would fix it.
>
> Cron is _allways_ running as root.
>
> You like scating on thin ice, using rcp and trying that as root! Very
> couragious.
> Why don't you 'su' to userx in your crontab-procedure and then try the rcp?
>
> And what about using scp and some better authorization sheme than .rhosts?
>
> just my 1.5 cents
> Michael
>
>
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