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For an embedded device with a buildroot kernel, if you want to ssh to the device must create a user or set a root password first.

When generating a public/priv key pair with ssh-keygen, the last field in the resulting .pub file is only a comment. You can change the comment with the -C option in the command. See https://serverfault.com/questions/323958/how-do-you-create-an-ssh-key-for-another-user. The keys are stored at /etc/ssh/.

How to solve that moronic remote host ID change issue with local network?

I tried adding this to /etc/ssh/ssh_config, hope it works:

  UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null
  StrictHostKeyChecking=no

How to automate SSH remote commands?

1. create a script that has nothing but echo <password>.
2. run the command DISPLAY=:99 SSH_ASKPASS="<script-path>" setsid ssh <user>@<ipaddr> <command> 2>/dev/null
This functions as sort of a replacement for sshpass when it's not available.

How to solve stupid repeated passphrase requests when connecting?

Use the instructions in this link once you have generated a new key with ssh-keygen: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3466626/how-to-permanently-add-a-private-key-with-ssh-add-on-ubuntu

Add a new file ~/.ssh/config with the contents

IdentityFile ~/.ssh/new_rsa_key

Host <somename>
        HostName <IPaddress>
        User <username>
        Port 22
        IdentityFile /home/<localuser>/.ssh/new_rsa_key