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On 12/06/2009 07:37 AM, J. Bakshi wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> Is there any way to provide the ssh password from a file ? There is password less login option with the help of public/private key combination. But I like to have the password less login by providing the key from a file. Is it possible ? My version of ssh is "OpenSSH_5.1p1 Debian-8 OpenSSL 0.9.8k 25 Mar 2009"
> Please let me know.

Hello there,

You can build something using the SSH_ASKPASS environment variable to
get ssh calling the programm given in this variable for fetching the
password. Small shell script would be enough.

-- Matthias

Does this mean...

1> export SSH_AKSPASS=/myprograms/get_passwd

2 > # /myprograms/get_passwd script produces the passwd

3> ssh <hostname>


OR

1> mv /usr/bin/ssh-askpass /usr/bin/ssh-askpass.bak
2> # /myprograms/get_passwd script produces the passwd
3> ln -s /myprograms/get_passwd /usr/bin/ssh-askpass
4> ssh <hostname>



Both of these are not working for me


+Raja



Silamael wrote:
> On 12/06/2009 07:37 AM, J. Bakshi wrote:
>
>> Hello list,
>>
>> Is there any way to provide the ssh password from a file ? There is password less login option with the help of public/private key combination. But I like to have the password less login by providing the key from a file. Is it possible ? My version of ssh is "OpenSSH_5.1p1 Debian-8 OpenSSL 0.9.8k 25 Mar 2009"
>> Please let me know.
>>
>
> Hello there,
>
> You can build something using the SSH_ASKPASS environment variable to
> get ssh calling the programm given in this variable for fetching the
> password. Small shell script would be enough.
>
> -- Matthias
>
>