Re: scripting question

aqs472_at_my-deja.com wrote:
>
> rsh will enable you to connect to the remote server and execute a
> command. As for scheduling the thing, you can do that through cron.
> Needless to say, you will need a userid defined for you in the remote
> machine.

rsh is not very secure and It really should be used outside of a private lan. Use ssh instead.

Erik

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