Try this: (save it on a file and exec it) cat > myssh.sh <<EOF #1 Here you put clear text password. Beware! echo '!#/bin/bash' > /tmp/pswd.sh echo "echo XXXXX" > /tmp/pswd.sh chmod +x /tmp/pswd.sh #2) export your varibles export DISPLAY=:0 export SSH_ASKPASS=/tmp/pswd.sh #3) Finally... setsid ssh user@host EOF Then: . myssh.sh Alex On Wed, 2006-05-03 at 13:50 +0200, joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hi Krishnaprasad, > > I had the same problem some time ago... but I got NO solution... BUT the "authorized_keys" are just therefor... so you should use them (if possible ;-) > > cu, > Joe > > > > >Hi all > > > > how can i give password for a ssh connection from shell > >script. I dont want to disable the ssh password through "ssh-keygen" > >and "authorized_keys" . i tried by echoing password from terminal as > >well as from script. But still it is prompting for the password. > > > >Is it possbile ...? > > > >Thanks > >Krishnaprasad > -- Alessandro Simula <alessandro.simula@xxxxxxxxxxx> -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list