Re: SSH pipe probelm

From: Darren Tucker (dtucker_at_dodgy.net.au)
Date: 11/27/04

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    In article <ac602fd2.0411270112.194d7eb3@posting.google.com>,
    Chris Nystrom <cnystrom@gmail.com> wrote:
    >Thanks. I meant "How does the expect program do it?", not "How do I
    >get the epxect program to do it?". Apparently instead of opening the
    >ssh program using a pipe, I need to open it using a pseudo-terminal.
    >Then I should be able send the password to the ssh process.

    Instead of allocating a pty, use the SSH_ASKPASS mechanism (see the
    ssh(1) man page. 

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