Re: Automating SSH login

Dave Wreski (dave@nic.com)
Mon, 3 Aug 1998 14:50:34 -0400 (EDT)


> Is there a way to use SSH to automate a login? I want to be able to just
> 'ssh server' in a script, and have it log in without prompting me for a
> password. Something to do with the keys perhaps?

Configure /etc/sshd_config to allow empty passwords, and give the account
a null key. You can also check out ssh-agent, which allows you to
securely store a key in memory.

Dave

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