On your machine, if you have not already done so, open Terminal and type: ssh-keygen -t rsa Hit "Return" to accept the defaults at each line cd ~/.ssh cat id_rsa.pub (to see your ID) scp id_rsa.pub <username>@<remotemachinename>:myid (call it whatever you want) This assumes that remotemachinename is in your /etc/hosts file SSH to the remote machine and cd to the user folder. Type ls -l Check to see that the myid file is there. Check to see if there is a .ssh directory; if not, mkdir .ssh Copy the public key: cat myid >> .ssh/authorized_keys That's it; you can log in without a password. Marley Graham Aqua-Flo Supply On Mar 23, 2006, at 12:42 PM, Russell McGaha wrote: > Folks; > I need a little help; I think I knew this at one time, but can't > remember. How can I set up ssh so that the remote machine dose NOT > prompt me for my password?? > I'm trying to set up a script to use rsync between two remote > Mac.s, to sync a couple of folders. > > Russell > _______________________________________________ > X-Unix mailing list > X-Unix at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x-unix > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984