I'd like to have a script run an an ssh connection automatically from a unix based machine.

However, I cannot find how I can enter my password to the ssh script through a script:

-bash-2.05b$ ssh user@host
user@host's password:

I've tried having it read from a file:
ssh user@host < filewithpw

however, this does not seem to work.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

If you use public key authentication, using shosts, or rhosts, you won't need to enter a password.
man ssh tells a little on how to set this up with or without RSA

I can not urge strongly enough using public key authentication! MUCH safer and easier than passwords!

To setup public key auth you can use the ssh-copy-id script

bash$ ssh-copy-id user@host

then you should be able to do

bash$ ssh user@host

and not need to give a password

(of course, depends on if the remote server allows pub key auth)

I've attached the script incase you don't have it installed

Originally posted by hgkevin
I'd like to have a script run an an ssh connection automatically from a unix based machine.

However, I cannot find how I can enter my password to the ssh script through a script:

-bash-2.05b$ ssh user@host
user@host's password:

I've tried having it read from a file:
ssh user@host < filewithpw

however, this does not seem to work.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

be careful, as it is a security issue,
remeber to have encryption of passwd etc
with PKI or secret key