How create multiples ssh on same host without asking same password

[Darren Tucker]

Eric LeBlanc wrote:
> I used the SecureShell windows client from ssh.com and it have a cool
> feature:  Once I logged on a server with ssh, I was able to create more
> terminals without being asked for a password again.  It seems that it use
> the 'same channel' created from the first ssh client.
> 
> So, it's possible with openssh on linux/bsd?  If yes, how? If not, can you
> add this feature?

Yes, but only in the development version, it hasn't made it to a release 
yet.

Try a development snapshot:
ftp://ftp.ca.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/snapshot/

and check the man page entries for ControlMaster and ControlPath.

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