[Gumstix-users] Question on SSH on boot

[Erik K. <eka...@sn...>]

Hello All,

I am testing running scripts on boot and I am having difficulty getting a very 
simple SSH connection to initiate.

The etherstix is the client and can SSH to a SSHD machine in my lab using a 
passwordless account (for testing) called test. I have eliminated the need 
for key based auth so I can first verify if I can just get this to work.
 
If I place a simple script like  

#!/bin/sh
ssh 192.168.1.4 -l test (-T)

on the device and execute it by hand it works just fine.

I have been trying to understand the start-stop-daemon for a little while here 
and have tried a variety of different methods to run this type of basic 
connect on boot, but to no avail. I am coming from an FreeBSD world where I 
can just plop a script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d and expect it to run.

I've placed variations on the above little connect script in /etc/init.d as 
S99sshconnect and it doesn't appear to run. At least I see no evidence of it 
doing so. 
    
Can someone suggest a way to run a simple ssh session on boot for me? I have 
perused the archives and found a few tips but each seems much more 
complicated than what I am trying to run. e.g. including modprobes and 
mounts, etc.

A sample ssh script would probably help tremendously.

Thanks very much for any assistance.

Erik Kamerling