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Sync user and password list between servers.

Hi Experts,

We manage a dozen of customer who have servers. For each Customer we have a excel file with all users and password listed. This file is hosted in the customer's server. When a customer calls we must have a copy of this list handy. so every now and then we must manualy copy this file from the Customers server back to our Main server.

The Question here is :
How can we sync this file from the custommer sever to our Server. this would have to be done automaticly. (in real time or as a script or schedule task)
Also since this contain important data it would have to be secure... SSL maybe?

I Tought about using something like dropbox.. but its not what we need.

i would like to have something like this :

Password -> Customer01
-> Customer02
-> Customer03

Thank you Experts.

Please excuse my english as its is not my first language.

Kevin

SysExpert

How about setting up dialup VPN to each site, and then using robocopy on a scheduled task to get the information.

Other options are to use encryption at the file level ( PGP ) and have them sent be email automatically.

I hope this helps !

KevinSHI

ASKER

I would like to avoid VPN as i would need to change router of all of my 12 customer... but im interessted in the email part... could uo give me more info on this.

Thanks
Kevin

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KevinSHI

ASKER

thanks ckozloski ill check that out right away.

SysExpert

PGP is a free encryption program, and works with many mail clients.

You could script something for Outlook and have it send a scheduled email with your data.

DavidGerald

I would keep it simple.
Set up an FTP server at your office on a random port, allow only your client servers IP addresses access and use a scheduled batchfile to ftp up the password files.

KevinSHI

ASKER

Hi Experts,

Thanks for your replies.

I currently checking out ckozloski solution and it seems to be just what i needed.

Thanks all.

KevinSHI

ASKER

Thanks A lot it works just like i wanted