ssh - sudo with password

[Kubes]

What is the best means to handle a server requesting and then passing
passwords for ssh and sudo commands? ex: ssh('sudo pwd')?

I need to run commands on servers that the sudoers config requires
passwords. I see the request in stdout, but how to I "supply" the password?

Thanks

[Kyle Rames]

Hi Kubes,

I looked at the ssh code in fog real briefly this morning and it does not
appear that it was designed with interactive sessions in mind.

I think you are better off trying to use the Net::SSH library directly.
This example should help get you started:

http://net-ssh.rubyforge.org/ssh/v2/api/classes/Net/SSH.html#M000002

To give you an idea of fog's ssh abilities you can refer to this:

https://github.com/fog/fog/blob/master/lib/fog/core/ssh.rb#L63-L107

Hope that helps! If not, let me know and I can try to dig into this further.

Kyle

Post by Kubes
What is the best means to handle a server requesting and then passing
passwords for ssh and sudo commands? ex: ssh('sudo pwd')?
I need to run commands on servers that the sudoers config requires
passwords. I see the request in stdout, but how to I "supply" the password?
Thanks

[Kubes]

Thanks.

Post by Kyle Rames
Hi Kubes,
I looked at the ssh code in fog real briefly this morning and it does not
appear that it was designed with interactive sessions in mind.
I think you are better off trying to use the Net::SSH library directly.
http://net-ssh.rubyforge.org/ssh/v2/api/classes/Net/SSH.html#M000002
https://github.com/fog/fog/blob/master/lib/fog/core/ssh.rb#L63-L107
Hope that helps! If not, let me know and I can try to dig into this further.
Kyle

Post by Kubes
What is the best means to handle a server requesting and then passing
passwords for ssh and sudo commands? ex: ssh('sudo pwd')?
I need to run commands on servers that the sudoers config requires
passwords. I see the request in stdout, but how to I "supply" the password?
Thanks