On Wed, 2024-02-14 at 22:49 -0500, Alex wrote: > > > > > > > Also, I'm not new to Linux administration, but somewhat new to > > > sshpass. > > > Does it only work with ssh passwords or public keys as well? > > > > You don't need sshpass if you have the private key matching the > > public > > key already stored on the server. Just use ssh. > > > > This would be for use in a script - I'm assuming someone would use it > as > part of an automated backup script or when it's not possible to be at > the > keyboard to enter that passphrase. > AFAIK a stored private key works just fine with a script. > Remember "expect"? It sounds reminiscent of that from the 90s. 'expect' is still available in the standard repo, not that I'm advocating it instead of sshpass. poc -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue