Server_A: rsync --daemon I ran key-gen and transferred and renamed the /home_dir/user1/.ssh/identity.pub to Server_B /home_dir/user1/.ssh/authorized_keys Server_B: rsync -e "ssh -l user1" -avzp ./testfile server_A:/home_dir/user1/ I get prompted for the password. If I type in the password the file transfers fine, but what do I have to do so I don't have to type in a password?