Stewart Williams wrote on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:59:27 +0100: > command="rsync -avz -e "ssh -i ~/.ssh/backup-key" /backup > stewart at name.of.remote.server:/backup" ssh-dss ... key ... As Nate says, the comand on the other end looks different. Here's a good explanation and also a script to check on the other side: http://troy.jdmz.net/rsync/index.html Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com