Re: User name prompt with ssh

From: Johan De Meersman (jdm_at_operamail.com)
Date: 09/02/05

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    Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 10:54:20 +0200
To: Guillaume Vissian <somebodyishere@gmail.com>

    ---begin prompt-ssh.sh---
    #!/bin/bash
    read -p "Please enter your remote username: " SSH_LOGIN
    real-ssh -l "$SSH_LOGIN" $*
    ---end prompt-ssh.sh---

    $ mv ssh real-ssh
    $ ln -s prompt-ssh.sh ssh

    Guillaume Vissian wrote:

    > Hello,
    >
    > Under Unix system the openssh client use when it is not specified in
    > the command line the local user login by default, if you want to have
    > a login prompt you have to use another ssh client... you can get putty
    > for sun solaris.
    >
    > Regards,
    >
    > Guillaume Vissian
    > Président de l'Association d'Audit de Sécurité
    > 53, rue de Grenelle
    > 75007 Paris
    >
    > Baveystock.John@swm.de wrote:
    >
    >> Hello,
    >>
    >> I am testing openssh on a Sun Solaris 8 workstation. The ssh and
    >> support packages were obtained from Sunfreeware.com.
    >>
    >> I wish to login to our Cisco components which are using ssh and
    >> tacacs+ with the Cisco ACS server.
    >> When I login from a Windows PC with Putty, I am promted for my user
    >> name, and then I can enter my password.
    >>
    >> With the Sun workstaion I have to enter " ssh -l user-name
    >> IP-address" to login. As different users will use this Sun
    >> workstation, it is important that the user is promted for the user
    >> name. How can we achieve this?
    >>
    >> Thanks
    >>
    >> John Baveystock
    >> SWM Services Energie und Wasser GmbH
    >> Netzwerkmanagement - S-IP-TK-KS
    >> Emmy-Noether Str. 2, Zi. C0.80
    >> 80287 München
    >> Tel.: 089/2361-4350
    >> Mobil: 0172/8223043
    >> Fax: 089/2361-2998
    >> E-mail: baveystock.john@swm.de
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >
    > 

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