RE: need help scripting multiple xfree startups

["Harold Hunt" <huntharo at msu dot edu>]

Dennis,

Never email me directly.  Only respond to cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com.

Harold

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Foreman [mailto:dforeman@stny.rr.com]
> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 7:27 PM
> To: Harold Hunt
> Subject: RE: need help scripting multiple xfree startups
>
>
> Harold,
> My computer is in a secure area (unless someone wants to mess
> with my attack
> cat), so passwords on the machine are NOT a problem. I have read about the
> RSA protocol, so that ,might work. Remember that I said I needed
> to run this
> procedure a total of NINE TIMES before I can begin doing any
> work. And this
> happens EVERY time I want to do the work. Thus, I need a script that will
> automate as much as possible. Time is money!
>
> What is the difference between:
> 1.  running cygwin then startxwin.sh
> 2.  startxwin.bat, then ssh from inside the xterm?
>
> The problem is connecting to multiple systems. How can I script it?
>
> regards,
> D. J. Foreman
> website: http://WWW.CS.Binghamton.EDU/~foreman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harold Hunt [mailto:huntharo@msu.edu]
> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 4:50 PM
> To: dforeman@stny.rr.com; cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: RE: need help scripting multiple xfree startups
>
>
> Dennis,
>
> I always launch Cygwin/XFree86 from an icon on the desktop that points to
> the startxwin.bat file in c:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin.  The batch
> file starts an
> xterm and when the xterm pops up I run:
>
> ssh -X -C username@hostname
>
> I type in my password and that is it.
>
> As for avoiding typing in your password, I can say a few things,
> but I can't
> hold your hand on this one.  You should already know that saving
> a password
> on a computer in plaintext represents a huge security risk.  With
> that being
> said, I am sure that you know that ssh allows you to use keys to
> verify the
> identity of a user and to provide authentication (via a password check).
> You can, I am told, clear the password on an ssh key.  Clearing
> the password
> on an ssh key is just a dangerous as saving a password to disk in
> plaintext.
>
> However, if you are willing to except the risks of having an ssh
> key with no
> password, then I suggest that you search google for ``OpenSSH''
> and read the
> docs on their site about how to change the password on a key, etc.  I have
> never personally done this, so I cannot provide any further details.
>
> Harold
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> > [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of Dennis Foreman
> > Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 2:30 PM
> > To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> > Subject: need help scripting multiple xfree startups
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> > I need some hints on how to reduce the manual efforts in logging
> > in remotely
> > under ssh.
> > Currently I can start Xfree using these steps:
> > 1. Open a Cygwin window.
> > 2a. run: ssh -Xl myuserid UNIX_system_domain_name
> > 2b. enter password
> > 3. open ANOTHER Cygwin window
> > 4. in this new window, run: startxwin.sh
> > 5. click to place the xterm on the X desktop
> > 6. run my program
> >
> > I need to repeat this 8 more times for each of 8 different machines. Is
> > there some way of automating this? (Yes, I know a script will do
> > it. I need
> > some detailed help on what to put in the script.) Especially eliminating
> > having to type a pw every time and clicking to establish the
> > Xwindow on the
> > X desktop.
> >
> > regards,
> > D. J. Foreman
> > website: http://WWW.CS.Binghamton.EDU/~foreman
> >
>
>