Thanks for the help. I took a look at expect and it seems like it might work for me. I'll try it soon. Nick On Mon, 2008-08-04 at 09:05 -0700, Chaim Rieger wrote: > Andrew Bacchi wrote: > > Put your public key in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on the receiving end. > > That way no passwords are needed. > that does not apply here > > he has a passphrase on his ssh key > > need to use expect > however > > i would generate a seperate key and use it just for scripts, that way > your co, ncoic, etc.... will all be happy when they see that your ssh > key still has a passphrase. > > > > > -- > -- > Chaim Rieger > -- Nick Stamatakos US Naval Observatory 3450 Observatory Circle, NW Washington DC 20392 202 762 1518 stamatakos.nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list