Secure automated SSH/SFTP after reboot

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Published on 2010-05-17T18:05:35Z Indexed on 2010/05/17 18:11 UTC
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I need to give a daemon ssh access to a particular server. Currently I have it setup to use ssh keys and a keychain, but the trouble with this method is if a reboot occurs. Unless I'm missing something, I would need to login after a system reboot and add the key to the keychain. Is there a way I could avoid/automate this? I'm considering using expect if I can't find any other way.

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