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# 1  
Old 01-10-2011
Automate Kerboer kinit password
Hi,

I just wonder if anyone know how to auto encode the kerberos kinit password at prompt.

kinit command is inside the one of the script called runscript.sh

so ./runscript.sh
......
kinit username
Password for username@example.com:

How do I auto input the password without need to type it.

I know expect can work but expect it's not an option.

Thanks!
# 2  
Old 01-10-2011
Well, programs often read passwords direct from /dev/tty, not stdin, so you need a pseudo tty like expect or ssh2 to get stdin back in play. Storing passwords in plain text files is not a nice idea, either. Why is expect not an option?
# 3  
Old 01-10-2011
that really defeats the purpose of using Kerberos.
# 4  
Old 01-10-2011
I found this, that apparently I asked...

http://fixunix.com/kerberos/60234-us...lent-krb5.html
# 5  
Old 01-10-2011
Oh, i have the same problem ,
Thank you for your link
# 6  
Old 01-11-2011
Yes, it is frightening that keys are making passwords unnecessary with such frequency.
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