# [BUG/RFC git-gui] password for push/pull in case of git+ssh://repo 4 messages from 2007-12-06 to 2007-12-07. Participants: Ivo Alxneit, Thomas Harning, Jeff King, Alxneit-Kamber Ivo. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/11159 ## Ivo Alxneit, 2007-12-06 14:31 Subject: [BUG/RFC git-gui] password for push/pull in case of git+ssh://repo Message-ID: <1196951517.3294.24.camel@localhost.localdomain> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1196951517.3294.24.camel%40localhost.localdomain ``` when i use git-gui (0.9.0) to push/pull to/from a git+ssh://repo i have to supply my password to ssh. i get the password prompt from ssh on the controlling shell. as i often use several shells and git-gui might run in the background it is rather bothering to find the correct shell where ssh expects the password. could this be changed (in a safe way) in git-gui e.g. like pinentry pops up a window when gpg is used to sign emails? p.s. please cc me. i have not subscribed to the list thanks -- Dr. Ivo Alxneit Laboratory for Solar Technology phone: +41 56 310 4092 Paul Scherrer Institute fax: +41 56 310 2688 CH-5232 Villigen http://solar.web.psi.ch Switzerland gnupg key: 0x515E30C7 ``` ## Thomas Harning, 2007-12-06 17:11 Subject: Re: [BUG/RFC git-gui] password for push/pull in case of git+ssh://repo Message-ID: <47582D5F.7070003@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/47582D5F.7070003%40gmail.com In-Reply-To: <1196951517.3294.24.camel@localhost.localdomain> ``` Ivo Alxneit wrote: > when i use git-gui (0.9.0) to push/pull to/from a git+ssh://repo i have > to supply my password to ssh. i get the password prompt from ssh on the > controlling shell. as i often use several shells and git-gui might run > in the background it is rather bothering to find the correct shell where > ssh expects the password. could this be changed (in a safe way) in > git-gui e.g. like pinentry pops up a window when gpg is used to sign > emails? > > p.s. please cc me. i have not subscribed to the list > > thanks > I know this doesn't answer the problem exactly, but if you use ssh keys and some sort of key management utility (such as Keychain or maybe Gnome keyring?), you can dodge the password entry problem and never have to enter a password (pending you register your ssh key with the server [ex: ssh-copy-id servername]) Another option that might answer your problem (and could be potentially integrated into git-gui) is the usage of the SSH_ASKPASS environment variable. SSH_ASKPASS is a program to execute to get the passphrase that works by reading console output from the program. ``` ## Jeff King, 2007-12-06 19:18 Subject: Re: [BUG/RFC git-gui] password for push/pull in case of git+ssh://repo Message-ID: <20071206191812.GA12006@sigill.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20071206191812.GA12006%40sigill.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: <1196951517.3294.24.camel@localhost.localdomain> ``` On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 03:31:57PM +0100, Ivo Alxneit wrote: > when i use git-gui (0.9.0) to push/pull to/from a git+ssh://repo i have > to supply my password to ssh. i get the password prompt from ssh on the > controlling shell. as i often use several shells and git-gui might run > in the background it is rather bothering to find the correct shell where > ssh expects the password. could this be changed (in a safe way) in > git-gui e.g. like pinentry pops up a window when gpg is used to sign > emails? IIRC, ssh will run the 'ssh-askpass' program if DISPLAY is set and there is no tty available, so git-gui should be able to set that up (or you probably can yourself by simply backgrounding git-gui and closing the terminal). -Peff ``` ## Alxneit-Kamber Ivo, 2007-12-07 08:57 Subject: Re: [BUG/RFC git-gui] password for push/pull in case ofgit+ssh://repo Message-ID: <1197017863.4672.3.camel@pc446.psi.ch> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1197017863.4672.3.camel%40pc446.psi.ch In-Reply-To: <47582D5F.7070003@gmail.com> ``` On Thu, 2007-12-06 at 12:11 -0500, Thomas Harning wrote: > Ivo Alxneit wrote: > > when i use git-gui (0.9.0) to push/pull to/from a git+ssh://repo i have > > to supply my password to ssh. i get the password prompt from ssh on the > > controlling shell. as i often use several shells and git-gui might run > > in the background it is rather bothering to find the correct shell where > > ssh expects the password. could this be changed (in a safe way) in > > git-gui e.g. like pinentry pops up a window when gpg is used to sign > > emails? > > > > p.s. please cc me. i have not subscribed to the list > > > > thanks > > > I know this doesn't answer the problem exactly, but if you use ssh keys > and some sort of key management utility (such as Keychain or maybe Gnome > keyring?), you can dodge the password entry problem and never have to > enter a password (pending you register your ssh key with the server [ex: > ssh-copy-id servername]) > > > Another option that might answer your problem (and could be potentially > integrated into git-gui) is the usage of the SSH_ASKPASS environment > variable. > > SSH_ASKPASS is a program to execute to get the passphrase that works by > reading console output from the program. thanks to both of you. in essence you are telling me to use the infrastructure provided by ssh to ask fo the password. i'll try :-) -- Dr. Ivo Alxneit Laboratory for Solar Technology phone: +41 56 310 4092 Paul Scherrer Institute fax: +41 56 310 2688 CH-5232 Villigen http://solar.web.psi.ch Switzerland gnupg key: 0x515E30C7 ```