rsync - Apr 2007 - DO NOT REPLY [Bug 4520] New: Add the ability to specify a password on the command line

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4520

           Summary: Add the ability to specify a password on the command
                    line
           Product: rsync
           Version: 2.6.8
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P3
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: wayned@samba.org
        ReportedBy: mcargile@explido.us
         QAContact: rsync-qa@samba.org


It would be very nice if there was an option to specify a password via the
command line when connecting to an rsync repository, which would make
integrating rsync into scripts much easier. Currently you need to specify a
password file that holds the passwords or set the RSYNC_PASSWORD variable. It
would be easier if one could just use options like:
  --password=somepassword --user=someuser
or being able to say:
  rsync://user:password@server:port/src/ destination


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------- Comment #1 from hashproduct+rsync@gmail.com  2007-04-16 13:18 MST
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In bash, you can effectively provide the password in the command like this:

rsync --password-file=<(echo somepassword)

That translates into something like

rsync --password-file=/dev/fd/63 ,

where /dev/fd/63 is a pipe into which bash has loaded the text somepassword.

I think a --password option should not be added to rsync because of the easy
alternative and because actually passing the password in a command-line
argument often reveals it to other users on the system.


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matt@mattmccutchen.net changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX




------- Comment #2 from matt@mattmccutchen.net  2008-06-23 19:10 CST -------
Use the environment variable or a pipe as in comment #1.


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