Passing a password into ssh

[tlc]

On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 08:56 -0700, Brian D. McGrew wrote:
> Good morning all:
> 
> I want to use ssh in a script to do a night backup of some machines via
> cron job.  It looks something like:
> 
> ssh -l root <server> 'dump 0cf - /filesystem' | gzip > filesystem.gz
> 
> Anyone know how I can pass the root password into ssh on the command
> line?  

probably not a great idea to put your root password as clear text on the
machine .. but you could setup SSH keys between the two machines .. even
with a blank passphrase if you want .. probably the best way to do it

> 
> -brian
> 
> Brian D. McGrew { brian at visionpro.com || brian at doubledimension.com }
> --
> > Those of you who think you know it all,
>   really annoy those of us who do! 
> 
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