Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 00:09:22 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Mattias =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bj=F6rk?= <thrawn@linux.nu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Expect script problem with ssh login Message-ID: <20020720230922.GB25101@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> In-Reply-To: <3d39d3689a81a4.61372381@notright> References: <3d39d3689a81a4.61372381@not right>
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On Sat, Jul 20, 2002 at 11:17:28PM +0200, Mattias Bj=F6rk wrote: > Hi, I have a expect script that I have some problems with. =20 > What I want to use this script is simply logon me on another machine and > enter the password when ssh prompts for it.And then give me a shell as I > Will manuly ssh to the host. =20 That's because ssh goes to great lengths to make it difficult to do what you're trying to do. The justification for that is that considering the amount of effort put in to make ssh secure for network transactions, it would be a crying shame to spoil it all by encouraging people to keep system passwords in various scripts in plain text. What you need to do is investigate the use of ssh-agent(1) to securely hold your authentication credentials. Check out the ssh FAQ at http://www.snailbook.com/ for the full details. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way Tel: +44 1628 476614 Marlow Fax: +44 0870 0522645 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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