Enjoy this script that will help you to initiate SSH connections automatically.
#!/bin/sh
#
# autossh . Startup script for autossh
# chkconfig: 2345 20 80
# description: Maintain a persistent SSH tunneling
# processname: autossh
# pidfile: /var/run/autossh.pid
# @since 2012-02-22 15:31:47
# @author Roderick Derks
# Source function library
. /etc/init.d/functions
prog="autossh"
autossh="/usr/bin/autossh"
RETVAL=0
AUTOSSH_PIDFILE=/var/run/autossh.pid
# Tunnel configuration
LOCAL_PORT_LISTEN=12121
REMOTE_DESTINATION_PORT=5669
USER=nagios
REMOTE_DESTINATION_IP=192.168.0.100
start() {
echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
if [ ! -e $AUTOSSH_PIDFILE ]; then
AUTOSSH_PIDFILE=$AUTOSSH_PIDFILE;export AUTOSSH_PIDFILE
# Got a problem using the daemon function, the ssh tunnel will not start as it should. So commented out that line.
#daemon autossh -M 0 -q -f -N -o "ServerAliveInterval 60" -o "ServerAliveCountMax 3" -L $LOCAL_PORT_LISTEN:localhost:$REMOTE_DESTINATION_PORT $USER@$REMOTE_DESTINATION_IP
autossh -M 0 -q -f -N -o "ServerAliveInterval 60" -o "ServerAliveCountMax 3" -L $LOCAL_PORT_LISTEN:localhost:$REMOTE_DESTINATION_PORT $USER@$REMOTE_DESTINATION_IP
RETVAL=$?
else
RETVAL=1
echo_failure
echo pid file still exists $AUTOSSH_PIDFILE
fi
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/$prog
return $RETVAL
}
stop() {
echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
killproc $autossh
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/$prog && rm -f $AUTOSSH_PIDFILE
return $RETVAL
}
case "$1" in
start)
start
;;
stop)
stop
;;
restart)
stop
start
;;
status)
status $autossh
RETVAL=$?
;;
*)
echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}"
RETVAL=1
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