Re: Is it possible to pass the password in the ssh/scp command line?

From: Matthias Posseldt (matthi_at_gmx.li)
Date: 02/25/05 

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:21:19 +0100

Frank Callone wrote:
> Now I want to use ssh. Is it possible to enter the password at the command
> line? e.g.
>
> ssh user@remotehost -p <mypassword>
>
> Or is there any other trick which prevents me from being prompted for the
> password? E.g.
>
> ssh user@remotehost -getpasswd < fromfile.txt

You can use public key authentication. Have a look into the documentation
for the configuration.

Regards,
Matthias

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