Re: ssh timeout

From: Steve Belt (rgpg70) (Steve.Belt_at_motorola.com)
Date: 03/17/04

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    Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 09:16:02 -0600
To: Darren Tucker <dtucker@zip.com.au>

    Thanks for the info, Darren. That worked for me. Appreciate it. :)

    Cheers,
    Steve

    Darren Tucker wrote:

    > Steve Belt (rgpg70) wrote:
    >
    >> I am wondering if there is any way I can get ssh to timeout (return)
    >> if nothing is entered when prompted for a password? I understand
    >> there is a LoginGraceTime value that can be used in the sshd_config
    >> file, but that still doesn't make ssh return (exit) when no password
    >> is ever entered. The command just hangs until a <return> is
    >> pressed. Is there any way to make it return after the LoginGraceTime
    >> limit has expired? I am using ssh inside a script that cycles over
    >> several hosts. If a host does not have an updated authorized_keys
    >> file, it prompts for a password. The script then hangs while ssh
    >> waits for an answer. I would like ssh to return (exit) eventually so
    >> the script can continue.
    >
    >
    > (Assuming you're using OpenSSH since you crossposted to openssh-unix-dev)
    >
    > You could use "ssh -o PreferredAuthentications=hostbased,publickey
    > yourhost" so it won't try password or keyboard-interactive.
    > 

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