greycat 1302640228 learn Authentication is ENTIRELY a function of the application of system to which you are authentication. THERE IS NO GENERAL WORKAROUND. If you are authenticating to MySQL, ask #mysql. If you want to automate ssh, see http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/069 . If you want to set users' passwords, see http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/078 . greycat 1302640253 forget greycat 1302640271 learn Authentication is ENTIRELY a function of the application or system to which you are authenticating. THERE IS NO GENERAL WORKAROUND. If you are authenticating to MySQL, ask #mysql. If you want to automate ssh, see http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/069 . If you want to set users' passwords, see http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/078 .