On Sat, Dec 05, 1998 at 10:52:33AM -0500, AJ wrote: > things easier and i cant get ssh to work because i cant type my password > in the opening command.. is there a way to edit ssh so that u can type > something like: > > ssh -l login -p password host.com
This would be inherently insecure since your password would be visible in a `ps' output, so ssh does not allow it. > or is there a way to specify the password for this host so it doesnt ask > you? I'm not sure why you can't accomplish this. I have menus in my wmaker that do it: "Sessions" MENU "Host" EXEC rxvt -bg black -fg white -fn Screen14 -title "SSH Session with host" -n host -e ssh -l user -c 3des host.domain.com "Sessions" END You can also try checking into using RSA authentication without a passphrase. Should be in the ssh README. -- ----- -- - -------- --------- ---- ------- ----- - - --- -------- Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux UnixGroup Admin - Jordan Systems Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ -- ----- - - ------- ------- -- The Choice of the GNU Generation