ssh and remote sudo not hiding password
Colin Law
clanlaw at googlemail.com
Fri Nov 6 21:46:24 UTC 2009
I can shut down a remote machine by connecting via ssh then shutting it down
ssh ip_address
<logon messages>
sudo shutdown -h now
password: (entered pwd not visible)
and the remote machine shuts down.
To save typing (and brain power) I wrote a script on local machine
ssh ip_addr sudo shutdown -h now
When I run the script it works as expected and shuts down the remote
machine, but when it prompts me for the password (for the sudo
shutdown), the password I type is not hidden but is visible on screen,
which is not good. I am sure there is a way round this but I have not
managed to find it. Any help will be much appreciated.
Colin
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