From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Micha Feigin Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: emacs cvs over ssh question Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 01:34:41 +0200 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <20031205233440.GD6605@luna.mooo.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1070667473 22269 80.91.224.253 (5 Dec 2003 23:37:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 23:37:53 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Dec 06 00:37:50 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ASPW9-0000Fq-01 for ; Sat, 06 Dec 2003 00:37:50 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ASQSZ-0002ak-JG for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 19:38:11 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1ASQRe-0002Sd-D1 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 19:37:14 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1ASQR8-0002JN-07 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 19:37:13 -0500 Original-Received: from [132.66.16.11] (helo=post.tau.ac.il) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ASQR6-0002IZ-46 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 19:36:40 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by post.tau.ac.il (Postfix) with ESMTP id 645C115FF23 for ; Sat, 6 Dec 2003 01:35:12 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from post.tau.ac.il (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (VaMailArmor-2.0.1.16) id 28126-1A672C1A; Sat, 06 Dec 2003 01:35:12 +0200 Original-Received: from litshi.luna.local (bzq-218-100-249.red.bezeqint.net [81.218.100.249]) by post.tau.ac.il (Postfix) with ESMTP id A37A215FF2F for ; Sat, 6 Dec 2003 01:35:11 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from micha by litshi.luna.local with local (Exim 4.24) id 1ASPT7-0001ub-0S for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Dec 2003 01:34:41 +0200 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i X-AntiVirus: checked by Vexira MailArmor (version: 2.0.1.16; VAE: 6.23.0.1; VDF: 6.23.0.2; host: localhost) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:14990 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14990 On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 04:05:37PM -0500, David B wrote: > Hi > > I am trying to use the CVS functionality in emacs on Linux (RedHat 9). > I can connect to my repository over SSH and perform all tasks from the > shell, but when I try to do the same tasks from the emacs menu, I get > errors. > > Error number one: > Message: ssh_askpass: exec(/usr/lib/ssh/ssh-askpass): No such file or directory > Message: Write failed: Broken pipe > > This is resolved by installing X11-ssh-askpass, but this then leads to > a second error relating to failed authentification keys (cant remember > exact sytax- on a different box at the moment) > > ssh version is > OpenSSH_3.6.1p2, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090701f > > emacs version is > 21.2 > > I have searched the web quite extensively, and have found many > pointers that suggest that cvs over ssh is possible in emacs, however > there is no concrete documentation in the pertinent places (emacs FAQ, > pcl_cvs faq, openssh.org), and the snippets that I have gained from > browsing google are promising but incomplete. > > So- how does emacs access remote cvs repositories that use ssh > authentification? > Don't know if that is the solution you want, but you could try setting up ssh authentication using rsa keys instead of a password, that way you won't have to give a password (this is what I do, but I havn't tested it with emacs yet. I'm also not using the standard ssh port, which makes things even harder). > Dave > _______________________________________________ > Help-gnu-emacs mailing list > Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs >