# Prompting for password

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/prompting-for-password/325861>\
**Category:** Shell Programming and Scripting\
**Created:** [March 18, 2013, 5:34am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/prompting-for-password/325861 "2013-03-18T05:34:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![gthangav](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/gthangav/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@gthangav](https://community.unix.com/u/gthangav)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 5:34am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/prompting-for-password/325861/1 "2013-03-18T05:34:27Z")

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Hi,

I have SVN installed in my UNIX solaris server.

I actually automated the process that downloads code from SVN server to UNIX solaris server in script. When i run the script, its asking for password to download every element.

Its really difficult to type password for every element when i try to download hundreds of files from SVN.

```nohighlight
Password for 'abcuser':

```

Please suggest how to suppress the password.

Regards,  
Gayathri

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**Author:** ![panyam](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/panyam/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@panyam](https://community.unix.com/u/panyam)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/prompting-for-password/325861/2 "2013-03-18T05:37:26Z")

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```nohighlight
I actually automated the process that downloads code from SVN server to UNIX solaris server in script

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Pls post here,( at least the part where you are doing the password less authentication ).

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**Author:** ![gthangav](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/gthangav/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@gthangav](https://community.unix.com/u/gthangav)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 6:11am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/prompting-for-password/325861/3 "2013-03-18T06:11:29Z")

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I have not automated password less authentication anywhere in script. I guess , its stored somewhere in settings.

I have used the below command to download the files from SVN in script.

```nohighlight
svn checkout $SVNBRANCH/$PR $RM/$PR --force >> ${LOG_PATH} 2>&1

```

I have used the same script in another one server. There its not prompting for password.

I dont know which particular settings saved password.

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**Author:** ![gthangav](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/gthangav/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@gthangav](https://community.unix.com/u/gthangav)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 2:25am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/prompting-for-password/325861/4 "2013-03-20T02:25:30Z")

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any help?😕