Bug#368657: a way to force ssh-askpass to be used
Package: openssh-client
Version: 1:4.3p2-2
Severity: wishlist
Hi,
Currently, ssh will run ssh-askpass only if there is no controlling
terminal. While this is a sane default, there are cases where I would
like it to be used regarless of whether there is a controlling terminal,
e.g., when I'm running an 'svn update' in a working copy that makes use
of the svn:externals feature, or in cases where I'm trying to set up a
connection to a slow machine on an overloaded network. In such cases, I
may not be paying attention to the terminal where ssh is running, only
noticing that I need to enter a password when it is too late; had SSH
popped up ssh-askpass at that time, then this wouldn't occur.
Thanks,
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-2-powerpc
Locale: LANG=nl_BE.UTF-8@euro, LC_CTYPE=nl_BE.UTF-8@euro (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages openssh-client depends on:
ii adduser 3.87 Add and remove users and groups
ii debconf [debc 1.5.1 Debian configuration management sy
ii dpkg 1.13.19 package maintenance system for Deb
ii libc6 2.3.6-9 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libcomerr2 1.38+1.39-WIP-2006.04.09-2 common error description library
ii libedit2 2.9.cvs.20050518-2.2 BSD editline and history libraries
ii libkrb53 1.4.3-7 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries
ii libncurses5 5.5-2 Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii libselinux1 1.30-1 SELinux shared libraries
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8b-2 SSL shared libraries
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3-11 compression library - runtime
openssh-client recommends no packages.
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