Running terminal command/connecting to ssh through dock icon...

[cwncool]

I've use a terminal command to create a SOCKS proxy through my ssh server (ex. ssh -D 2008 -l user server.here), to which I am then prompted to enter a password, and everything is connected.

For the sake of ease of use (as I need to do this frequently), is there any way I can make a dock icon, or something along those lines, so I can just click it, it runs the command, I enter a password (or maybe even not?) and it's all set? I have tried setting up a workflow in automator to run a shell script, but it is unsuccessful, leaving me with "Run Shell Script failed: Pseudo-terminal will not be allocated because stdin is not a terminal."

Thanks a bunch!

 

[phatqao]

you could write an applescript along the lines of

do shell script "<path-to-your-script>"

save that applescript as an application, then you can put its icon in the dock and click it to run.

 

[angelwatt]

you could write an applescript along the lines of

do shell script "<path-to-your-script>"

save that applescript as an application, then you can put its icon in the dock and click it to run.

For AppleScript it would need to run as administrator

do shell script "<path-to-your-script>" with administrator privileges

See here for more details on using the do shell script command.

 

[LPZ]

#!/bin/bash

ssh -D 2008 -l user server.here

Save this on your Desktop as a file named "StartSSH" (or whatever you like).

Make it executable by typing the following in Terminal:

chmod 755 ~/Desktop/StartSSH

Then you should be able to double-click the file's icon and Terminal will launch and run the command. Works for me anyway. 🙂

PS---Use an RSA keypair for better security and to avoid having to enter a password each time.

 

[cwncool]

Thanks for the helps guys.

#!/bin/bash

ssh -D 2008 -l user server.here

...

PS---Use an RSA keypair for better security and to avoid having to enter a password each time.

Hmm it would be convenient to not always need a password. Would you mind elaborating on using an RSA keypair? (I'm not sure where to begin...)

 

[LPZ]

Thanks for the helps guys.

Hmm it would be convenient to not always need a password. Would you mind elaborating on using an RSA keypair? (I'm not sure where to begin...)

Google. Maybe start here.