Re: [Deb-SEC]oddball ssh remote passwd question
Tim,
Yep that does it :) Thanks mucho!
I knew it was something VERY simple but my brain is just stir-fried
today and I couldn't think of it.
Thanks again.
David.
Tim Haynes wrote:
>
> David Ehle <ehle@agni.phys.iit.edu> writes:
>
> > Hello all,
> > if you do:
> > ssh host@somemachine.domain.net password
>
> What is `password'?
>
> > ssh will have you authenticate to host, and then bring up the password
> > change prompt
> > (current) UNIX password:
> > on the remote machine.
> >
> > BUT when you start typing, the characters show up on screen- not hashed
> > or unprinted. What is it that is striping this functionality from passwd?
>
> > Failing finding a way to get ssh to not express these characters, I
> > could swear there is a simple way of turning off echoing input to the
> > screen, but for the life of me I can't remember the command or variable
> > in bash.
>
> ssh(1):
>
> | -t Force pseudo-tty allocation. This can be used to execute arbi
> | trary screen-based programs on a remote machine, which can be
> | very useful, e.g., when implementing menu services. Multiple
> | -t options force tty allocation, even if ssh has no local tty.
>
> That any use?
>
> ~Tim
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