Ok, I have a candidate for a patch:
--- sftp.c Sat Jan 27 08:43:11 2007
+++ sftp.c Sat Jan 27 08:46:45 2007
@@ -1415,8 +1415,8 @@
fprintf(stderr,
"usage: %s [-1Cv] [-B buffer_size] [-b batchfile] [-F ssh_config]\n"
- " [-o ssh_option] [-P sftp_server_path] [-R
num_requests]\n"
- " [-S program] [-s subsystem | sftp_server] host\n"
+ " [-l login_name] [-o ssh_option] [-P
sftp_server_path]\n"
+ " [-R num_requests] [-S program] [-s subsystem |
sftp_server] host\n"
" %s [EMAIL PROTECTED]:file [file]]]\n"
" %s [EMAIL PROTECTED]:dir[/]]]\n"
" %s -b batchfile [EMAIL PROTECTED]", __progname, __progname,
__progname, __progname);
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@
ll = SYSLOG_LEVEL_INFO;
infile = stdin;
- while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "1hvCo:s:S:b:B:F:P:R:")) != -1) {
+ while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "1hvCl:o:s:S:b:B:F:P:R:")) != -1) {
switch (ch) {
case 'C':
addargs(&args, "-C");
@@ -1463,6 +1463,9 @@
debug_level++;
break;
case 'F':
+ case 'l':
+ addargs(&args, "-l%s", optarg);
+ break;
case 'o':
addargs(&args, "-%c%s", ch, optarg);
break;
This patch requires an upgrade in the sftp manual page:
--- sftp.1 Sat Jan 27 08:52:57 2007
+++ sftp.1 Sat Jan 27 08:53:35 2007
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
.Op Fl B Ar buffer_size
.Op Fl b Ar batchfile
.Op Fl F Ar ssh_config
+.Op Fl l Ar login_name
.Op Fl o Ar ssh_option
.Op Fl P Ar sftp_server_path
.Op Fl R Ar num_requests
@@ -130,6 +131,9 @@
.Xr ssh 1 .
This option is directly passed to
.Xr ssh 1 .
+.It Fl l Ar login_name
+Specifies the user to log in as on the remote machine.
+This also may be specified on a per-host basis in the configuration file.
.It Fl o Ar ssh_option
Can be used to pass options to
.Nm ssh
The patch is working:
# sftp localhost
Connecting to localhost...
[EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password:
# sftp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Connecting to localhost...
[EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password:
# sftp -l sobrado localhost
Connecting to localhost...
[EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password:
...but has a restriction imposed by sftp.c:
# sftp localhost -l sobrado
usage: sftp [-1Cv] [-B buffer_size] [-b batchfile] [-F ssh_config]
[-l login_name] [-o ssh_option] [-P sftp_server_path]
[-R num_requests] [-S program] [-s subsystem | sftp_server] host
sftp [EMAIL PROTECTED]:file [file]]]
sftp [EMAIL PROTECTED]:dir[/]]]
sftp -b batchfile [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It is not a patch related issue, though, it happens with other options too:
# sftp -v localhost
Connecting to localhost...
OpenSSH_4.5, OpenSSL 0.9.7j 04 May 2006
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Connecting to localhost [::1] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: permanently_set_uid: 0/0
debug1: identity file /root/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: identity file /root/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 1.99, remote software version OpenSSH_4.5
debug1: match: OpenSSH_4.5 pat OpenSSH*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_4.5
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
^C
...a lot of debugging information, but:
# sftp localhost -v
Connecting to localhost...
[EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password:
There is no debugging information now! The verbose option is ignored
if provided after the hostname.
I hope that this patch is a good starting point for someone with
better knowledge than mine on OpenSSH.
Igor.
