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Old 06-04-2008
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Basically you don't need a script for that. Create a public key with an empty pass-phrase on host A, put it into the user's ~/.ssh/authorized_keys of the host B and you will be able to do ssh or scp to B without being prompted for a password.
If you write a script where you implement this, the option "batchmode" comes in handy sometimes.

"man ssh" or Google for more info.