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Top Forums Programming Expect script to run a Shell script on remote server Post 302507274 by Corona688 on Wednesday 23rd of March 2011 11:05:46 AM
Old 03-23-2011
ssh, scp, sftp, sudo, su, and pretty much any sane login system are all specifically designed to prevent you from using stored, plaintext passwords. That you bludgeon it into working with a third-party hacking tool is a subtle hint, writ in mile-high flashing neon letters, that you're really not supposed to do this. Unfortunately this isn't just an aesthetic consideration -- they've got good reason to consider retrievably-stored passwords a security nightmare.

If you use ssh keys -- a secure and noninteractive authentication method -- ssh/scp/sftp won't fight you at all. They'll work as designed directly, with no coercion or third-party utilities necessary: Just the right files in the right places lets you type ssh hostname /bin/sh < /path/to/scriptfile.sh and watch it go. You'll find tutorials on creating ssh keys plastered all over the internet, and if they give you trouble, we can help. Here's one of them.

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SIEVESHELL(1)						User Contributed Perl Documentation					     SIEVESHELL(1)

NAME
sieveshell - remotely manipulate sieve scripts SYNOPSIS
sieveshell [--user=user] [--authname=authname] [--realm=realm] [--exec=script] server[:port] sieveshell --help DESCRIPTION
sieveshell allows users to manipulate their scripts on a remote server. It works via MANAGESIEVE, a work in progress. The following commands are recognized: list list scripts on server. put <filename> upload script to server. get <name> [<filename>] get script. if no filename display to stdout delete <name> delete script. activate <name> activate script. deactivate deactivate all scripts. OPTIONS
-u user, --user=user The authorization name to request; by default, derived from the authentication credentials. -a authname, --authname=authname The user to use for authentication (defaults to current user). -r realm, --realm=realm The realm to attempt authentication in. -e script, --exec=script Instead of working interactively, run commands from script, and exit when done. REFERENCES
[MANAGESIEVE] Martin, T.; "A Protocol for Remotely Managing Sieve Scripts", draft-ietf-managesieve-03.txt, Mirapoint, Inc.; May 2001, work in progress. AUTHOR
Tim Martin <tmartin@mirapoint.com>, and the rest of the Cyrus team <cyrus-bugs@andrew.cmu.edu>. perl v5.10.0 2008-04-04 SIEVESHELL(1)
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