Bug#565390: /usr/bin/scp: don't ask for password multiple times when copying multiple files from the same server
Package: openssh-client
Version: 1:5.1p1-5
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/bin/scp
scp server:file server:file2 .
would ask for password twice.
This is certainly not needed.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.3
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (900, 'stable'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-intel-i2c-reset (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US.UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages openssh-client depends on:
ii adduser 3.110 add and remove users and groups
ii debconf [debcon 1.5.24 Debian configuration management sy
ii dpkg 1.14.25 Debian package management system
ii libc6 2.10.2-5 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libcomerr2 1.41.3-1 common error description library
ii libedit2 2.11~20080614-1 BSD editline and history libraries
ii libkrb53 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-5lenny1 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries
ii libncurses5 5.7+20081213-1 shared libraries for terminal hand
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-15+lenny5 SSL shared libraries
ii passwd 1:4.1.1-6 change and administer password and
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime
Versions of packages openssh-client recommends:
ii openssh-blacklist 0.4.1 list of default blacklisted OpenSS
ii openssh-blacklist-extra 0.4.1 list of non-default blacklisted Op
ii xauth 1:1.0.3-2 X authentication utility
Versions of packages openssh-client suggests:
pn keychain <none> (no description available)
pn libpam-ssh <none> (no description available)
pn ssh-askpass <none> (no description available)
-- no debconf information
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