# ssh-askpass (for Mac OS X) > Note: this project has been deprecated in favor of the brew package: https://github.com/theseal/ssh-askpass ```bash brew tap theseal/ssh-askpass brew install ssh-askpass ``` --- Author: Mark Carver Created: 2011-09-14 Licensed under GPL 3.0 Based off script from author: Joseph Mocker, Sun Microsystems [http://blogs.oracle.com/mock/entry/and_now_chicken_of_the](http://blogs.oracle.com/mock/entry/and_now_chicken_of_the) If you've gotten this error: remote: ssh_askpass: exec(/usr/libexec/ssh-askpass): No such file or directory Then you probably need this script. Mac OS X does not prompt for a password outside of Terminal when connecting via SSH (for security reasons). This script grants any application the ability to prompt the user for a password via an AppleScript dialog. --- ### Usage > 1. You can install this script using the `INSTALL` file included with the download (easiest/automatic) > 1. Open Terminal `/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app` > 2. Type `sudo`` ` (with the space at the end) > 3. Drag the `INSTALL` file onto `Terminal` and press `return` > 4. Enter your password > 2. You can install this script manually: > 1. Copy the source code located below > 2. Open Terminal `/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app` > 3. Type `sudo vi /usr/libexec/ssh-askpass` > 4. Enter your password > 5. Type `i` to go into edit mode > 6. Press `⌘v` to paste the code > 7. Press `esc` to go out of edit mode > 8. Type `:` then `w` and press `return` to write the file > 9. Type `:` then `x` and press `return` to exit vi > 10. Type `sudo chmod +rx /usr/libexec/ssh-askpass` to make the script executable > 11. Test the script! Type `/usr/libexec/ssh-askpass` > >_NOTE: You must run as `root` or precede the commands with `sudo` when using `INSTALL` or `vi`. The directory `/usr/libexec` is owned by `root`._ --- ### Notes If you plan on manually installing this script, please note that you will have to set the following variable for SSH to recognize where the script is located: > `export SSH_ASKPASS="/path/to/ssh-askpass"` --- ### Source ``` #!/bin/bash # Script: ssh-askpass # Author: Mark Carver # Created: 2011-09-14 # Licensed under GPL 3.0 # A ssh-askpass command for Mac OS X # Based from author: Joseph Mocker, Sun Microsystems # http://blogs.oracle.com/mock/entry/and_now_chicken_of_the # To use this script: # Install this script running INSTALL as root # # If you plan on manually installing this script, please note that you will have # to set the following variable for SSH to recognize where the script is located: # export SSH_ASKPASS="/path/to/ssh-askpass" TITLE="${SSH_ASKPASS_TITLE:-SSH}"; TEXT="$(whoami)'s password:"; IFS=$(printf "\n"); CODE=("on GetCurrentApp()"); CODE=(${CODE[*]} "tell application \"System Events\" to get short name of first process whose frontmost is true"); CODE=(${CODE[*]} "end GetCurrentApp"); CODE=(${CODE[*]} "tell application GetCurrentApp()"); CODE=(${CODE[*]} "activate"); CODE=(${CODE[*]} "display dialog \"${@:-$TEXT}\" default answer \"\" with title \"${TITLE}\" with icon caution with hidden answer"); CODE=(${CODE[*]} "text returned of result"); CODE=(${CODE[*]} "end tell"); SCRIPT="/usr/bin/osascript" for LINE in ${CODE[*]}; do SCRIPT="${SCRIPT} -e $(printf "%q" "${LINE}")"; done; eval "${SCRIPT}"; ```