Install & Use sshpass: Quick Guide

To install and use sshpass, you can follow these steps:

  1. Install sshpass:
  2. For Ubuntu/Debian systems, you can install it using the following command: sudo apt-get install sshpass.
  3. For CentOS/RHEL systems, you can install using the following command: sudo yum install sshpass
  4. For MacOS systems, you can use Homebrew for installation: brew install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kadwanev/bigboybrew/master/Library/Formula/sshpass.rb
  5. Please refer to the respective software package manager for other systems for installation.
  6. Connect to SSH using sshpass.
  7. Use the following command to establish an SSH connection:
    sshpass -p password ssh username@hostname/IP address

    Please replace “password” with your SSH password, “username” with your SSH username, and “hostname/IP address” with the hostname or IP address you want to connect to.

  8. For example, if your SSH password is “password”, the username is “myuser”, and the host you want to connect to is “example.com”, you can use the following command to connect:
    sshpass -p password ssh myuser@example.com

Please be aware that transmitting SSH passwords as plain text using sshpass may pose a security risk. It is recommended to use other more secure authentication methods, such as SSH key pairs.

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