copying directory from other machine to local machine

ovedpo15 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm trying to write a perl script which copies a directory with files from other machine to current machine.
I can use the scp command in shell but it requires a password.
Also I don't have the following modules insatlled on my work area (and unfortunately I cant install them):
Net::OpenSSH
Net::SSH::Perl
Net::SCP
Net:: FTP
I do have installed Net::SSH
My mission is to copy the files from other machine to current machine.
The main problem is that it requires a password to use scp on shell. Is there any elegant way to solve this problem?

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Re: copying directory from other machine to local machine by marto (Cardinal) on Mar 11, 2018 at 16:18 UTC
Depending on your needs you could configure your systems to use keys rather than prompt for passwords. Regarded perl modules see Yes, even you can use CPAN. cpanm & local::lib make this easy from a technical standpoint.	[reply]
Re: copying directory from other machine to local machine by karlgoethebier (Abbot) on Mar 11, 2018 at 17:16 UTC
"...copies...files from other machine to current machine... elegant way..." I just remembered that rsync might be an option. See also File::Rsync and sshpass. Best regards, Karl ŤThe Crux of the Biscuit is the Apostropheť `perl -MCrypt::CBC -E 'say Crypt::CBC->new(-key=>'kgb',-cipher=>"Blowfish")->decrypt_hex($ENV{KARL});'`Help	[reply] [d/l]
Re: copying directory from other machine to local machine by hilitai (Monk) on Mar 11, 2018 at 20:52 UTC
Can you break this problem apart? Use perl to generate the list of files, then call `scp` to transfer the files? You should be able to get around the password prompts if you can set up passwordless ssh between the two machines.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: copying directory from other machine to local machine by haukex (Archbishop) on Mar 11, 2018 at 19:12 UTC
Crossposted to StackOverflow. Crossposting is ok, but it is considered polite to inform about it so that efforts are not duplicated.	[reply]
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