[Tutor] SSH commands in Python on Linux

[python-tutor@toddmaynard.com]

Ignoring the python stuff for the moment....

In answer to Question 1., You want to use Public Key authentication...this 
will let you log in without a password.    Google for SSH Public Key 
Authentication will give you several hits for the howto's 

One pretty good one was 
http://www.puddingonline.com/~dave/publications/SSH-with-Keys-HOWTO/document/html-one-page/SSH-with-Keys-HOWTO.html

If you have access to Linux Journal magazine, they just had a great article 
about it in the Sept issue.

Good luck and have fun,

Todd
On Wednesday 10 August 2005 11:11 am, Bernard Lebel wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to make a script to send a SSH command from a Linux
> computer to another Linux compter.
>
> The Python syntax I'm using...
>
>
> import os
> os.system( 'ssh root at 192.168.10.204 "ls"' )
>
>
> Now the problem is that I'm always asked for the password. So my
> question is two-fold:
>
> 1- Is there a way to not be asked for the root password?
> 2- If not, then is it possible to feed the SSH password input with my
> Python script? I have about stdin redirection, but I have to admit
> that I'm a bit lost and I don't know if it applies to SSH input as
> well.
>
> Right now I'm using the ls command to list processes, however
> ultimately I want to be able to kill some processes within a loop
> (this is for render farm management).
>
>
>
> Thanks
> Bernard
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