On Wednesday 25 December 2002 17:38, Mariano Kamp wrote: > Hi, > > I am using eclipse (http://eclipse.org) to access a cvs repository by > using ext:. The problem is that it asks for the ssh password on the > command line. Anything I can do to pass it in automatically? > > The short help of ssh looks like this: > > mkamp@hamlet:~$ ssh > Usage: ssh [options] host [command] > Options: > -l user Log in using this user name. > -n Redirect input from /dev/null. > -F config Config file (default: ~/.ssh/config). > -A Enable authentication agent forwarding. > -a Disable authentication agent forwarding (default). > -X Enable X11 connection forwarding. > -x Disable X11 connection forwarding (default). > -i file Identity for public key authentication (default: > ~/.ssh/identity) > -t Tty; allocate a tty even if command is given. > -T Do not allocate a tty. > -v Verbose; display verbose debugging messages. > Multiple -v increases verbosity. > -V Display version number only. > -q Quiet; don't display any warning messages. > -f Fork into background after authentication. > -e char Set escape character; ``none'' = disable (default: ~). > -c cipher Select encryption algorithm > -m macs Specify MAC algorithms for protocol version 2. > -p port Connect to this port. Server must be on the same port. > -L listen-port:host:port Forward local port to remote address > -R listen-port:host:port Forward remote port to local address > These cause ssh to listen for connections on a port, and > forward them to the other side by connecting to host:port. > -D port Enable dynamic application-level port forwarding. > -C Enable compression. > -N Do not execute a shell or command. > -g Allow remote hosts to connect to forwarded ports. > -1 Force protocol version 1. > -2 Force protocol version 2. > -4 Use IPv4 only. > -6 Use IPv6 only. > -o 'option' Process the option as if it was read from a configuration > file. > -s Invoke command (mandatory) as SSH2 subsystem. > -b addr Local IP address. > > I have also looked at the man page with not much of a success. I need > something like a parameter -pw xyz to customize eclipse. > > Any ideas? > > Cheers, > Mariano
You can not do it directly, but if you use ssh-agent and ssh-add you can add the ID file and open it with your password before you start eclipse. If you are using KDE you may find that ssh-agent is already started, and all you need is to call ssh-add. David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]