d4rkd0s / ssh-helper

A python script that reads your ~/.ssh/config file and maintains a json file, to allow easy lookup/connections

ssh-helper

A python script that reads your ~/.ssh/config file and maintains a json file, to allow easy lookup/connections. There are more features being added, see the Planned Features section below.

Requires Python3

Installation / Use

1. git clone https://github.com/d4rkd0s/ssh-helper

2. cd ssh-helper

3. Run it, first time, it will generate ~/.ssh/connections.json used by the script as an intermediate layer (only file read permissions are needed for ~/.ssh/config as it builds the connections.json for read/write.

4. A list of servers will display

[lschmidt@it586g .ssh]$ ssh_helper.py 
1 - util
2 - mca
3 - mcdb
4 - mcadev
5 - mcdbdev
6 - ashstgapp
7 - ashstgweb
8 - ashprdapp
9 - ashprdweb
10 - core
11 - theia
Enter server #: 

5. Pick one and connect, Whoosh!

Enter server #: 1
Last login: Wed Sep  5 16:28:27 2018 from 10.xx.xx.xx
[lschmidt@util ~]$ 
[lschmidt@util ~]$ 
[lschmidt@util ~]$ 
[lschmidt@util ~]$ exit
logout
Connection to 10.xx.xx.xx closed.

Planned features

• Ability to list servers
• Ability to choose and connect to a server
• Ability to test connections all at once
• Ability to update passwords on all servers (using Ansible underneath)
• Ability to manage servers in your ~/.ssh/config file using ssh_helper.py