How to use ssh command in the shell script without user intervention?


 
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Old 04-07-2009
Question How to use ssh command in the shell script without user intervention?

Hello All,

I need your help, i would like to know how to use ssh command in the shell scripts? and make the script continue to enter the password without user intervention

example of the normal commands written manually: # ssh 172.30.1.256 -l mxread
password: mxread

Thanks in advance
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Old 04-07-2009
SSH public key authentication for OpenSSH and SSH.com's commercial software.
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Old 04-07-2009
thanks for ur reply but i couldn't find what i need :-(
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Old 04-07-2009
In short: other than with public key authentication you'll have (almost) no way to do this, as you can't pipe a password into the ssh command (it resets the TTY input prior to reading it)
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