[darcs-users] darcs with ssh

[David J. Neu]

On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 03:07:07PM -0700, Chris Dean wrote:
> 
> "David J. Neu" <djneu at att.net> writes:
> >> > When trying to use darcs via ssh, I keep getting prompted for my
> >> > password.
> > I should have said, I'm unable to connect - I'm repeatedly prompted
> > for my password, as if it was incorrect.  I'm able to connect just
> > fine when using ssh directly, e.g.
> > # ssh username at hostname
> 
> I'm not 100% sure but I think this is what happens in the normal
> annoying case.  (I'm lucky I'm using ssh-agent, so I don't have to be
> annoyed.)
> 
> In fact, when I turn off ssh-agent and do a darcs get, I can see it
> creating files on my local disk while it repeatedly asks me for my
> password.
> 
> You could try typing your password many times and see if that does
> anything while doing an ls -l in another wind.  Or try setting up one
> of the other solutions described in the FAQ.
> 
> Cheers,
> Chris Dean

You're absolutely correct - I didn't bail out with a C-c, diligently
typed my password in several times, and everything worked fine.

Many thanks!

Cheers,
David