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Can you set passwords in .ssh/config to allow automatic login?

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I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 and ssh for connecting to many servers daily, so I put their parameters in the .ssh/config file like this:

Host Home

User netmoon

Port 22

HostName test.com

Is there a way to put passwords for each connection in this file, so that, when the server asks for the password, the terminal enters its password and sends it to the server?

I need this because sometimes I'm away from the PC and when I get back, type a password, and press Enter the terminal says CONNECTION CLOSED.

P.S. I don't want to use a public/private key pair.

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answered 2 Years ago llianconclad · Accepted Answer

Trading off security for convenience never ends well...

Could you use ssh-copy-id from the openssh-client package?

From man ssh-copy-id:

ssh-copy-id is a script that uses ssh to log into a remote
machine and append the indicated identity file to that
machine's ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file.