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Shortcut / Launcher for Auto SSH Console Window

Hello all

I run Gnome, and wish to create a shortcut/launcher on my desktop that (once double-clicked) will open a console window and auto run ssh (with proper parameters) so that it will attempt to login to a remote server.
Is this possible?

Please assist.

Sure, here's a script I use for just such an occasion:

Code:

#!/bin/bash



# Clear the screen

clear



# Launch an XFCE4 Terminal with all the linux servers in tabs

# this is a work in progress...



# Define Servers

echo "Defining servers for $HOSTNAME.mydomain.edu"

echo

www="www.mydomain.edu"

other="other.mydomain.edu"



# Short or preferred names



www1="Web_Server"

other1="Other_Server"





# Launch the Terminal



echo "Launching the terminals now"

echo



source ~/.bash_profile

Terminal --title $www1 --command "ssh -l username $www" \

--tab --title $other1 --command "ssh -l username $other"



echo "All set"

echo

Could certainly use a little "cleaning" but it seems to work for my needs.

{edit}
Forgot to mention keys. You could also setup keys to exchange to bypass a required password and just the SSH keyphrase instead. It feels a little more secure than just sending my password to each server.
{edit}

-Chad

Thank you Chad.

My keys are all setup properly, thank you.

However, the script is not working. It has an empty "echo" line and it has a line starting with "Terminal". My machine reports that this command does not exist. Am i missing something?

:)

Ahhh.. forget it. It needs the command "gnome-terminal" instead.

Sincere thanks.

:)