passwordless rsync?

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Fri, 2015-05-29 at 18:08 +0200, Suvayu Ali wrote:
> > This may be a far more controllable and flexible way to give rsync 
> access,
> > because you can use the .conf file at the server end to decide what 
> may be
> > backed up, and the rsync command in all its glory at the client end 
> to
> > decide what to ask for in a given run.
> 
> For me the server does the pulling.  I could try to explore the 
> option
> where the backup is initiated by the client.  I'll look at these
> options, thank you!

Note that incremental rsync-based backup systems such as rsnapshot are
designed for the server to pull from the client rather than vice versa. They will work the other way, but you'll take a big performance hit
(about 10:1 in my experience).

poc