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ex. i have 20 servers and i want to add a new user to those servers all at once using a script (bash or perl) thru ssh (setup without key
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It is better to create centralized OpenLDAP server for login. To create such script you need ssh keys.
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instead of ssh key can I use sshpass?
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Yes you can use sshpass, but it will expose your password if someone run ps aux command.
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