setup-passwordless-ssh

setup-passwordless-ssh is a small script that enables passwordless, passphraseless ssh.

Usage:

Usage: setup-passwordless-ssh --bang-path host1!host2

EG:
    setup-passwordless-ssh --bang-path host1
    setup-passwordless-ssh --bang-path user1@host1
    setup-passwordless-ssh --bang-path user1@host1!host2
    setup-passwordless-ssh --bang-path user1@host1!user2@host2
(The assumption above is that you can only reach host2 from host1)

Related work:

tool	advantages over setup-passwordless-ssh	disadvantages compared to setup-passwordless-ssh
ssh-copy-id	Comes with openssh	Acts squirrely if you've su'd. Does not do bang paths.
sshexport	?	Still on Python 2.x. Does not do bang paths.

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Timestamp: 2026-03-03 02:35:14 PST

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