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greenfuse

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Registered: 2008-02-14

Posts: 57

ssh_askpass not found (SOLVED)

Trying to connect to a remote kvm server with virt-manager gives an error that ssh_askpass is not found. I have tried installing different ssh_askpass programs but none of them place the executable in a location, or with a filename that will work with virt-manager.

Installing gnome-ssh-askpass2 from AUR then creating a symlink will work.

ln -s /usr/lib/ssh/gnome-ssh-askpass2 /usr/lib/ssh/ssh-askpass

I understand that a symlink is not a satisfactory solution for a problem such as this. Can anybody offer a more appropriate way to make ssh_askpass work with virt-manager?

Last edited by greenfuse (2011-04-02 15:20:21)

greenfuse

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Registered: 2008-02-14

Posts: 57

Re: ssh_askpass not found (SOLVED)

I worked out a better way.

Enable key authentication with ssh-copy-id and ssh_askpass is not necessary.

Last edited by greenfuse (2011-04-02 15:20:00)