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Shell Script to Copy file from one server to another

I have 2 solaris servers. I want to write a shell script which will copy a file from one server to the other.

scp /tmp/test/a.war [email protected]:/tmp/

The above command when executed in PUTTY will ask me to enter a password for the destination. This is fine when using PUTTY.

How can iI enter the password while running the scp command through shell script?

Thanks in advance

Solution

  • You have to setup SSH private/public key.

    Once generated place the public key line entry on the target server's and user's ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file.

    Make sure the file on the source machine (for the user which will run the scp/ssh command) will have file permission (400) recommended.

    https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/182483/scp-without-password-prompt-using-different-username or

    http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/816-4557/sshuser-33/index.html or similar online help can help you.