[rancid] .cloginrc identity still asking for password + hlogin timeout...

Michael Maymann michael at maymann.org
Wed Jan 25 18:34:03 UTC 2012


Hi,

Heasley+Marito: Thanks for your replies...:-) !

2012/1/25 heasley <heas at shrubbery.net>

> Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 06:03:26PM +0100, Michael Maymann:
> > Isn't the "add user..." and "add password..." used for logging in...?
> > In my mind I should be able to remove the "add passsword..." line - but
> > when I do - I tells me "no password in .cloginrc" or similar (not at work
> > currently... so can't give you the specific error...)
>
> i didnt expect folks to use it without a password/passphrase.  they can
> be empty strings.
>
Ok. I am using ssh-keysharing without passphrase and therefore no password
is needed.
In general the "add password..." should not be obligatory when "add
identity..." is present. I will try to see if "add password * {} {}" works
tomorrow.

>
> > No me either...:-) ! - is it possible from my strace to see where it goes
> > wrong, or can I run a specific command for better troubleshooting ?
> > Will take a look at cloginrc(5) tomorrow at work...
>
> clogin -d host
>
I will try this tomorrow as well, and report back with findings.

>
> > Ok, so you don't think that this is causing me my problems ?
>
> no
>
Super

Thanks for your help so far...much appreciated...:-) !

~maymann
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