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On Linux when using dsa keys I establish passwordless login with the command

ssh-copy-id -i .ssh/id_dsa.pub user@target.host

This prompts the user for user's password on target.host. My script knows the password and the user shall not be bothered, how can I do this?

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  • Create keypairs for each user and give the user the public key. This has been around for quite a while.
    – Nathan C
    Mar 21, 2014 at 12:46
  • If you must do this, then you probably would want to look at using the expect based examples from the linked questions, to provide the passwrd.
    – Zoredache
    Mar 21, 2014 at 17:25
  • Wait, you are using a key pair and still being prompted for a password? Are you sure it's not the key passphrase what it's being requested?
    – dawud
    Mar 21, 2014 at 22:19

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Just generate a pair of keys and provide it with your script. This would be the preshared key to upload a real key.

EDIT: Generate a separate keys for keydeployment: (deploy, deploy.pub), ship them with your script. This mean that from machine with script (so with those keys) you just can login without a password: 

ssh -i ./deploy.pub user@target.host

Then use this key to deploy user key on the target:

cat deploy.pub .ssh/id_dsa.pub > both.pub
ssh-copy-id -i ./both.pub user@target.host
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    What the what? Give an example, please, as it's not at all clear what you mean by this.
    – EEAA
    Mar 21, 2014 at 12:43
  • You add a known private key to your software with whole purpose and restriction of uploading a new public key to the user. With this you don't need a password for the ssh-copy-id.
    – lhw
    Mar 21, 2014 at 13:27
  • I assume you would have some kind of restrictions in place to prevent users from using this shared key from being abused? Please elaborate. What would prevent the user from simply using the private key you are suggesting that you would provide.
    – Zoredache
    Mar 21, 2014 at 17:21
  • The same that would prevent the user from using shared password..
    – neutrinus
    Mar 22, 2014 at 13:49

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