ssh timeout

[Steve Belt (rgpg70)]

Thanks for the info, Darren.  That worked for me.  Appreciate it. :)

Cheers,
Steve

Darren Tucker wrote:

> Steve Belt (rgpg70) wrote:
>
>> I am wondering if there is any way I can get ssh to timeout (return) 
>> if nothing is entered when prompted for a password?  I understand 
>> there is a LoginGraceTime value that can be used in the sshd_config 
>> file, but that still doesn't make ssh return (exit) when no password 
>> is ever entered.  The command just hangs until a <return> is 
>> pressed.  Is there any way to make it return after the LoginGraceTime 
>> limit has expired? I am using ssh inside a script that cycles over 
>> several hosts.  If a host does not have an updated authorized_keys 
>> file, it prompts for a password.  The script then hangs while ssh 
>> waits for an answer.  I would like ssh to return (exit) eventually so 
>> the script can continue.
>
>
> (Assuming you're using OpenSSH since you crossposted to openssh-unix-dev)
>
> You could use "ssh -o PreferredAuthentications=hostbased,publickey 
> yourhost" so it won't try password or keyboard-interactive.
>

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