Comments on: sshpass: Login To SSH Server / Provide SSH Password Using A Shell Script

By: Arete Vestige

Arete Vestige — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:41:32 +0000

Sometimes it is not possible to add the keys or advisable to do so. sshpass is an excellent solution for large deployments of secure systems that prevents the innate issues of unauthenticated access.

By: MPerera

MPerera — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:51:12 +0000

This is what exactly I looking for.
All the servers I used ssh-copy-id. But recently one server replaced by 3rd party and they manage it and I do not have any write access login (no home directory). I run a script to rsync just two directories and last two weeks I had to do this manually since cron job filling.
My problem fixed by this solution.

By: KwangErn

KwangErn — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:43:58 +0000

On an extra note, one can clear the keychain (keychain –clear) on every login using .bash_profile just in case. ;)

By: KwangErn

KwangErn — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:41:55 +0000

Personally, I find keychain to be the best alternative. At least I know I’m save from any possible cracking!

http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/keychain/

By: Raj

Raj — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:47:22 +0000

I use this tool and it is safe. Here is my scenario

I’ve a central backup server and I’m the only person who logs in. Server is connected to internet and no services are running except ssh on vpn interface. I need to login to over 20 boxes collocated or leased in 5 data centers. With this tool I don’t have to upload ssh keys to those boxes. So if any one of the production box got hacked, my backup server remain intact.

By: ram

ram — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:54:14 +0000

it is recommended for sererrs it may used in scripts,that is not comes under system history and you may given password for that script.

By: Miker

Miker — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:19:10 +0000

Web input filter changed the last line of my comment.

$ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh hostname ‘mkdir .ssh; chmod 700 .ssh; cat>>.ssh/authorized_keys’

By: Miker

Miker — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:30:14 +0000

I’ve always done it using ssh-copy-id or the good ol manual way.

$ mkdir -p ~/.ssh If it doesn’t already exist
$ chmod 700 ~/.ssh
$ cd ~/.ssh
$ ssh-keygen -t rsa
$ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh ‘mkdir .ssh; chmod 700 .ssh; cat>>.ssh/authorized_keys’

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:00:49 +0000

Wow… this is scary. I would never recommend this method to anyone! If you want to ssh using command line with no password prompt, just create your ssh key without a password.

Not only would ps reveal the password for your ssh key, but also it is stored in your history on the filesystem!

By: Robert de Bock

Robert de Bock — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:54:45 +0000

I don’t agree to this trick, better use an ssh-agent and ssh-add. Check out this howto: http://meinit.nl/ssh-agent-trick
Regards, Robert de Bock.