[TriLUG] copying files

[Bill Farrow]

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Robert Dale <robdale at gmail.com> wrote:
> Or do it the other way around.  Have the server initiate rsync+ssh
> requests to the clients. Then you could have passphrase-less keys of
> the clients on the server and have the clients trust the server's key.
> Then you don't need any access from the client to the server.

I like this way too, but it has some inherent problems if you don't
control how the client box is deployed.  The client box might have a
dynamic IP address, and it might be behind a NAT or firewall.

Bill