ssh and remote sudo not hiding password

[Brent Bolin]

Think there is also an option in sudo to not prompt for passwd

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Brent Bolin <brent.bolin at gmail.com> wrote:

> As root
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> 2009/11/6 Brent Bolin <brent.bolin at gmail.com>:
>> > Use ssh keys
>>
>> If I understand you correctly you mean that I should use keys to
>> prevent the necessity for entering the password at all.  In fact I
>> already do this.  The password is not for the ssh connection but for
>> the sudo shutdown command.  How can I use ssh keys to prevent having
>> to enter pwd for sudo?
>>
>> Colin
>>
>> >
>> > On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> 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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