[ILUG] scripting to another machine

[John Allman]

Jon. wrote:

> Hi!,
>
> I have come across a problem that I am hoping someone may help me 
> with. The problem is simple i need to be able to call a script from 
> machine X with this script however it partially needs to be run on a 
> remote machine Y. This remote machine auth's with the same NIS and 
> they share a common /home dir. I have googled with ideas around SSH 
> but would be interested if someone could point me along the correct 
> path. Debian sarge machines LAN between them.

I would say using public keys for authentication and then just using ssh 
to execute the command you want is the best way to go about this. Google 
for ssh public key authentication and you should find what you need.

John