Re: Using rsh

["Tomas Fasth" <tomas@euronetics.se>]

Jeffrey, Tim,
There is a feature in the current distribution of ssh for the Unix platform
to avoid having to type the password, especially convenient in situations
where you are running a series of ssh commands.
Before issuing ssh commands you run the command ssh-agent evaluating it's
output in the current shell (which will set a couple of environment
variables). ssh-agent asks for a password once and then put itself in
background mode. successive runs of ssh will, by using information in
environment variables, consult the agent (using a local socket port) instead
of a direct interaction with the user.
I am not sure this feature is available on the win32 platform, maybe if you
use it with gnuwin32.
Hope it helps,

Tomas

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Endres <time@ice.com>
To: J. Jeffrey Close <close@halcyon.com>
Cc: jcvs@gjt.org <jcvs@gjt.org>
Date: den 23 september 1998 02:11
Subject: Re: Using rsh


>On Tue, Sep 22 1998, J. Jeffrey Close wrote:
>> >The problem is that jCVS can not open the priveleged rsh socket under
>> >UNIX, unless run as root. Thus, you must use the external rsh. The
problem
>> >with the password is that rsh does not take a password option. The only
>> >way I know around this is to create a '.rhosts' on your cvs server so
>> >that your host is considered a peer, and you should get no password
>> >request. Otherwise, I think you are hosed. I do not think you can
>> >wrap rsh with your own script in a way that will help.
>>
>> If jCVS cannot be configured to use a password with an external RSH, then
>> how can it be used with SSH in a public-key setup?  My SSH requires
>> authorized keys on both ends, and then asks for a pre-configured password
>> to match the keys.  how can
>>
>> even if I use the property --
>>   jCVS.rshCommand.default=E:/WinNT/System32/rsh.exe
>>
>> to point to my SSH, I don't see how I can configure it to use the proper
>> SSH authorization.
>
>This is vertainly a consideration. One which I have not had time to
>deal with, and have not had an SSH at my disposal to test.
>
>I had high hopes that someone might write SSH in Java!
>
>If someone can propose a sensible solution to this problem, I would like
>to hear it, as I have not had the time to think it through. I dislike
having
>to parse the IO stream and interject the password, but if there is no other
>way, then what can I do?
>
>> BTW, I'm trying to connect to a FreeBSD box from a  Win32 box.
>>
>> Also, is there a list of properties somewhere similar to the above?
>
>The file "doc/propdoc.txt" is the closest thing to documentation currently.
>
>There
>tim.
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