Save a remote server (ssh) connection including password on Mac Terminal

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Can I save an SSH connection similar to the answer to this question but including the password?

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See https://askubuntu.com/questions/87956/can-you-set-passwords-in-ssh-config-to-allow-automatic-login

However, I recommend just using a pubkey and specifying IdentityFile in .ssh/config

One can be generated using ssh-keygen if you don't have one / don't want to share it with your other logins. Then you can use ssh-copy-id to put it on the remote server. Keeping a password in plaintext is not recommended for security reasons.

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Run this from the terminal:

nano ~/.ssh/config

and then you can insert your hosts like so:

Host clust1-web1
        Hostname clust1
        User Username
        Port 2210

Host clust1-web2
        Hostname clust1
        User Username
        Port 2220

Then you can ssh by simply running:

ssh clust1-web1

For a full list of arguments you can place in this file you can run:

man ssh_config

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