Re: git calls SSH_ASKPASS even if DISPLAY is not set

From: LarryMartell <larry.martell@gmail.com>
Date: May 7, 2012, 21:42 UTC
Message-ID: <1336426963148-7537044.post@n2.nabble.com>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinES5dqt+JAMOrp7gAYJ4UgK9ipfEN9ag5qSCLp@mail.gmail.com>

Xin Wang wrote

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> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm using git 1.7.3.2 in Fedora 14. In Fedora, SSH_ASKPASS will set to
> be /usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass in
> /etc/profile.d/gnome-ssh-askpass.sh, so this environment is set by
> login shell, and it will still be set even when X11 is not inuse.
> 
> According to ssh's manpage: "If ssh does not have a terminal
> associated with it but DISPLAY and SSH_ASKPASS are set, it will
> execute the program specified by SSH_ASKPASS and open an X11 window to
> read the passphrase." But git will call SSH_ASKPASS even if there is a
> terminal associated with it and DISPLAY is not set, then following
> warning is displayed and git failed to go through.
> 
> $ git fetch
> 
> (gnome-ssh-askpass:1487): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
> 
> I think it‘s better if git could implement behavior conforming to ssh.
> 
>

We are getting this error on a new CentOS system we just set up. Was there ever a fix or workaround for this?

-larry

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