That's certainly an option. I live in a sharehouse in Tokyo. 15 men and women of different nationalities, each with a private room but sharing three toilets (one per floor), three "unit baths," and two sinks. There is a common kitchen and living/dining area.

One of the most popular "devops before devops was a thing" tools was Expect, which simulated an interactive session over Telnet or SSH. It effectively allowed ops to automate anything that could be done in a terminal.

Expect is a great tool and was widely used for such automation (including by EDA companies - along with Tcl), I've read. I tried it some and read the book about Expect by Don Libes, Expect's creator. A very good book, with a unique writing style, that I somewhat can't find words to describe well.

It's an interview with the authors of "The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies" on the impact of technology on productivity, economic growth, and wealth inequality.