On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 9:44 PM, LiangYun Gong <kit...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi guys, > > I have a problem with scp bash script. I was trying to automate scp command > to copy files in and out, and I was trying to avoid key in the password > myself. > > So I attempt to use the "here string" feature of bash, it didn't work with > scp. > > And those server I am working with, they don't have expect package > installed. :-( > > ps. I am not supposed to change the configuration of the servers( includes > setup openssh keys, or install expect)
Typically you would copy local:~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub (or non dsa equivalent) into remote:~/.ssh/authorized_keys - since that's only user level, no need for root access. Its changing the configuration of the user on the remote machine, but since that user is you, its usually ok. You then use -i with scp.