[olug] kill process question

[Craig Wolf]

I want the user to have that involvment of putting in the password for 2
reasons:
1. So that just anyone can not sit down and move stuff to my server.
2. So that they have the involvement in the process of what is going on.
 
I want them to understand that they are backing up their data so that
they remember to do it regularly.  If they don't do it regularly, not my
problem.  HD's die and if they cannot take the 3 seconds to backup their
data after all the work I put in setting it up....I won't feel bad for
them and will do little to assist in recovery.
I know that this sounds a little harsh but I know they will appreciate
the involvment and the ability to FINALLY be able to backup their
stuff....just in case.

Craig Wolf
Linux Web Server Support
Desktop/Network Specialist
402-894-6283

>>> "Daniel Linder" <dan at linder.org> 08/26/05 2:06 PM >>>


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On Fri, August 26, 2005 11:11, Craig Wolf wrote:

> I have the user double-clicking an icon on the desktop of their
client.

> It runs a process to do an scp from a mac client to my Linux server

> asking the user for the password, copying their files over for
backup

> purposes, and then exiting the terminal window.  Would the exec work
for

> that vs the ps aux command line that I got earlier?

> 

> Craig Wolf

> Linux Web Server Support

> Desktop/Network Specialist

> 402-894-6283



It sounds like it should work.  If your current command line for the
icon is:

scp /local/file/name user at linux.server.com:/tmp/remote.file



...then you should be able to use:

exec scp /local/file/name user at linux.server.com:/tmp/remote.file



On the scp password issue, could you setup the system to use pre-shared
keys so they don't even have to provide a password?



Dan



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