It is not so bad. The same package contains another program "pageant" that manages very nicely the public/private keys.
In fact, SSH is mostly nicely used by using always the keys and avoiding passwords. Note: you can have a password to protect the key. Pageant manages it ok. Compass Ing. y Sistemas Dr. Ramon Ribo http://www.compassis.com [email protected] c/ Tuset, 8 7-2 tel. +34 93 218 19 89 08006 Barcelona, Spain fax. +34 93 396 97 46 El 27/08/2010 03:52, "Richard Hipp" <[email protected]> escribió: > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Ramon Ribó <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Hello, >> >> > (I have to use wine or VMWare) >> >> I recommend you to use VirtualBox. For me it is better than VMWare >> >> > Also, if somebody knows of a command-line ssh.exe that we can use (that >> does not require a full cygwin install) please let me know. >> >> The most common tool for doing ssh on Windows is putty: >> >> http://www.putty.org/ >> >> It contains a command line tool, named "plink", very similar to "ssh" >> > > I tried using plink.exe (renamed as ssh.exe). It almost works, but there is > one subtle difference with unix ssh. > > Under unix, even though the ssh subprocess has both standard input and > standard output redirected, when it is time to prompt the user for the ssh > password, unix ssh opens a connection to /dev/tty so that the password > prompt and input still comes from the command-line. That is either not > possible, or not implemented, in plink. > > The work-around, I suppose, is to only use the ssh:// method on windows if > you have a certificate set up so that no password prompt is required. But > that seem like a bummer. > > Alternative suggestions? > > > >> >> For testing, it is also possible to install putty on Linux. >> >> Ramon Ribó >> >> >> 2010/8/26 Richard Hipp <[email protected]> >> >>> Using the templates provided by "boytm" here: ( >>> http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/info/11622724e5) I have entered code >>> that strives to implement popen2() on windows. But I do not have a good way >>> to test this. I do not have a windows machine (I have to use wine or >>> VMWare) and I do not have a command-line version of ssh for windows. The >>> code compiles but it probably does not work. >>> >>> Volunteers are requested to help get the windows popen2() port working and >>> then test the ssh:// sync method on windows. >>> >>> Also, if somebody knows of a command-line ssh.exe that we can use (that >>> does not require a full cygwin install) please let me know. >>> >>> -- >>> D. Richard Hipp >>> [email protected] >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> fossil-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> fossil-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users >> >> > > > -- > D. Richard Hipp > [email protected]
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