Alias to launch a command right after ssh

Question

I'd like to have an alias to run a command right after login through ssh on a computer, basically doing the following:

$ ssh my_server
$ bash

Because I always want to use the bash terminal once logged in. One stone, two birds; that would save me some time considering how much I'm using it.

Thank you.

Edit: I found that the following works:

 $ ssh my_server -t bash

Why don't you change your info in `/etc/passwd`? `usermod -s /bin/bash ` — fedorqui, Jan 31 '14 at 12:25
@devnull: It doesn't work, maybe because I still need to enter my password when logging through ssh. I'll try to automatize this and will let you know. Thanks. — Liam, Jan 31 '14 at 12:27
I was tempted to think that you wanted to execute `bash` once you exit `ssh`. Seems like you need what @fedorqui suggested. — devnull, Jan 31 '14 at 12:28
If you want to change the shell on the terminal go for fedorqui's proposal. — wolfrevo, Jan 31 '14 at 12:29
@fedorqui Is it a command I should run on the server? Because I get `usermod: command not found` — Liam, Jan 31 '14 at 12:35
Ok, I just found that `ssh my_server -t bash` works just fine. — Liam, Jan 31 '14 at 12:38
@Liam this is a command just superusers can use, so you need `sudo` permissions for that. — fedorqui, Jan 31 '14 at 12:44
Normal users use `chsh` (change shell) to change their shell. — Kenster, Feb 27 '15 at 17:25

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 31 '14 at 12:28

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You want ssh -t hostname bash -li to get an interactive login shell

answered Jan 31 '14 at 12:28

glenn jackman

Not working, strangely it even rejects my password when trying this. – Liam Jan 31 '14 at 12:36

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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Use one of the following:

To execute one command:

ssh user@host ls or ssh -t user@host

where -t: Force pseudo-tty allocation.

To execute a script:

ssh user@host 'bash -s' < localscript.sh

edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

Community

answered Jan 31 '14 at 14:32

idobr

In my case, `-t` alone is not enough I need to add `bash` to get what I want. Thank you for the input ;) – Liam Jan 31 '14 at 18:17

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