Matching username in ssh_config

[Anton Lundin]

On 18 June, 2013 - Flavien wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> 
> Why not just do :
> 
>     Host rhost123
>     User root
>     IdentityFile rootkey
> 
>     Host uhost123
>     User user
>     IdentityFile userkey
> Why not just do :

This is a workaround the problem, but i don't really like it because it
requires you to change the command your writing, not just omitting
parameters.

//Anton

> Anton Lundin ecrivait :
> > Hi all openssh devs out there.
> > 
> > I have quite a few Host-stanzas in my .ssh/config to keep track of all the
> > different settings and credentials needed to access all different hosts I
> > connect to.
> > 
> > Now I have ran in to a problem where I need to switch settings based on what
> > user I'm trying to login to a host as. A simple case is:
> > 
> > ssh -i rootkey root at host123
> > vs. 
> > ssh -i userkey username at host123
> > 
> > Up until now I have just used a stanza like
> > 
> > Host host123
> >  User username
> >  IdentityFile userkey
> > 
> > But it would be awesome of it was possible to add before that, eg fist
> > match as all other blocks, a stanza looking like:
> > 
> > Host root at host123
> >  IdentityFile rootkey
> > 
> > 
> > So when I type:
> > "ssh host123" it resolves to equivalent of "ssh -i userkey username at host123"
> > And when i type:
> > "ssh root at host123" it would resolve to "ssh -i rootkey root at host123"
> > 
> > 
> > Does this sound reasonable to the rest of you?
> > 
> > //Anton
> > 
> > Ps.
> > Please keep me on Cc, I'm not subscribed to the list.
> > 
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