How to connect and run shell script on remote server, via shell script

Question

I hardly know anything about shell script or terminal commands.

Want to achieve:

Make a shell script, that connects to remote server and after connecting to that server, run some commands on that server.

Is it possible?

I have tried googling, but didn't find something, i am looking for.

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

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You can do this using ssh (secure shell), you can refer this question for answers How to use SSH to run a shell script on a remote machine?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

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answered Dec 26 '16 at 07:34

Kiran Kumar

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 26 '16 at 07:36

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/tmp/sh.sh  is shell script on remote server.

#!/bin/bash
ssh "root@server-ip" 'sh -c "( (nohup /tmp/sh.sh) )"'    

#use following for suppressing the output from remote server script.
ssh "root@server-ip" 'sh -c "( (nohup /tmp/sh.sh &>/dev/null ) & )"'

answered Dec 26 '16 at 07:36

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i have one doubt, don't we need any kind of password, as i am connecting to other server. means in your code no password is mentioned? – sandeepKumar Dec 26 '16 at 08:00
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@sandeepKumar Set up ssh with private key. – Barmar Dec 26 '16 at 08:17

How to connect and run shell script on remote server, via shell script

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