Re^3: Perl script in cron

Net::SSH::Perl always reads passwords and passphrases from the terminal (the tty). Passphrases therefore don't work in batch mode, by design. See Is Net::SSH::Perl broken for login via explicit user/password? for more info.

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Re^4: Perl script in cron by bashi (Acolyte) on Dec 20, 2006 at 07:38 UTC
So, the conclusion is that it does not work to use Net::SSH::Perl in batchmode without feeding the script password and by that giving up on RSA/DSA authentication with keys?	[reply]
Re^5: Perl script in cron by shmem (Chancellor) on Dec 20, 2006 at 08:03 UTC
The conclusion is: in batch mode you can't feed the script a password you can't feed the script a RSA/DSA key passphrase That's not a big deal, because, as I pointed out elsewhere, storing plaintext passwords and/or passphrases in a script or config file is at best unwise. You can use RSA/DSA keys, though, and afaik you can use custom keys (for your cron jobs). But anyways you should restrict the commands allowed on the target system for that keys with the `command="someprogram"` option in the `~/.ssh/authorized_keys` file. See sshd(8) for more details. --shmem _($_=" "x(1<<5)."?\n".q·/)Oo. G°\ / /\_¯/(q / ---------------------------- \__(m.====·.(_("always off the crowd"))."· ");sub _{s./.($e="'Itrs `mnsgdq Gdbj O`qkdq")=~y/"-y/#-z/;$e.e && print}	[reply] [d/l] [select]