Thanks for your report, I’ve forwarded it on to Debian. One workaround is ‘aptitude install ssh-askpass-gnome; export SSH_ASKPASS=ssh-askpass’.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #588103 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=588103 ** Also affects: git (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=588103 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- git-gui cannot ask for password when started outside a terminal https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/601595 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Registry Administrators, which is the registrant for Debian. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~registry Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~registry More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

