How to ssh in a non-interactive bash script with the password

Asked Jul 26 '19 at 20:06

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I need to ssh into a few remote hosts to find some information. I want to run a small bash script that I can run from my work mac.

the problem is I can't download sshpass to pass the password like this

sshpass -p your_password ssh user@hostname

so I am thinking somehow I need to pass my plain text password in the connecting string. I googled quite a bit but could not find much. May be I am missing something.

is there anyway that I can pass password in while ssh'ing? something like this

ssh -pw 'mypassword' user@host

any help would be appreciated

edited Jul 26 '19 at 20:28

Bahman Parsa Manesh

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Why can't you use keys to authenticate instead? – Joseph Sible-Reinstate Monica Jul 26 '19 at 20:08
`ssh-copy-id` is definitely your best bet – jeremysprofile Jul 26 '19 at 20:08
yea I tried doing that too, but it still asked me to enter password interactively when I did. Here is what I did `ssh-copy-id userid@hostname` and then ran the script. Is there any better way? – JBone Jul 26 '19 at 20:10
You can use key based authentication for this. Google for it and you'll find instructions how to create ssh keys and use them. – Bernhard Jul 26 '19 at 20:11
@jeremysprofile if you have some sample code that I can use? – JBone Jul 26 '19 at 20:11
[BashFAQ #69](http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/069) is a good place to start. – Charles Duffy Jul 26 '19 at 20:30
...see also the answers that involve `ssh-keygen` in the linked duplicate. – Charles Duffy Jul 26 '19 at 20:32

How to ssh in a non-interactive bash script with the password

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