[ale] NewbieQ on tunnelling SSH

[John Mills]

Christopher -

Thanks.

On Mon, 12 May 2003, Christopher Fowler wrote:

> This is easy!  Me and my enigneers do this all the time.

Yeah, but you are _Smart_Folks(TM)_.

> #1) Set up a script in your home directory
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> exec ssh -p <port> $@
> 
> We do this because we have ssh access on a different port.
> 
> #2) Setup your CVS env vars
> 
> CVS_RSH=~/cvsremote.sh

Where is 'cvsremote.sh' defined? Is that your script above?

> CVSROOT=cfowler at 64.129.133.253/u01/ENS/CVS
> export CVS_RSH CVSROOT
> 
> 
> You should not have to do a login any more.  Typing 'cvs co <module>'
> will prompt you for your ssh password unless you are using key authentication.

Sounds like exactly what I wanted to achieve.

 John Mills
 john.m.mills at alum.mit.edu

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