[nycbug-talk] scp as a different user

[Okan Demirmen]

On Thu 2006.05.04 at 09:56 -0700, Steve Rieger wrote:
> question
> 
> 
> as "user_a"  i run a script that creates "file", then i need to scp  
> file user_b at localhost user_b at remot-host:~/
> 
> i copied the public keys for user_b from local to remote, but since i  
> am user_a i need to enter the password for user_b when running the  
> scp command, is there any way around that.

because user_a can't read user_b's private key.

> (note i cant give out the keys to user_a)

do you have to use user_b from localhost to scp out? you can just create
another key pair for user_a and only have it used when ssh/scp'ing to
"remote-host".

...oh, just saw ray's mail - there are many ways ;)

okan