Re: scp in unattended batch mode

From: Richard E. Silverman (res_at_qoxp.net)
Date: 06/17/04 

Date: 17 Jun 2004 10:25:04 -0400

>>>>> "LRW" == LRW <deja@celticbear.com> writes:

    LRW> I know it's not good security, but just to make sure I had it
    LRW> covered I chmod 777 recursively the entire user's directory on

That would ensure that it *not* work -- ~, ~/.ssh/, and
~/.ssh/authorized_keys must normally be writable only by the owner or
root. 

-- 
  Richard Silverman
  res@qoxp.net

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