Re: Problems with ProxyCommand

[Andreas Schneider <asn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 10 April 2013 14:11:23 Aris Adamantiadis wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I think this may be a bug in the proxycommand parser. Andreas, what do
> you think ?

Yep, I think so. Please open a bug report on https://red.libssh.org/

> 
> Aris
> 
> Le 10/04/13 04:52, DrYak a écrit :
> > see https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=273397
> > 
> > ------
> > 
> > When using a "ProxyCommand" option, libssh requires the command to be
> > quoted (i.e: ' ProxyCommand "ssh -q -A -X -W %h:%p JUMPHOST" ') for the
> > whole line to be used (otherwise only "ssh" is called).
> > 
> > i.e.: on the quoted string is loaded, everything else following the
> > blank is discarded. Parameters are split between blanks inside the
> > quoted string.
> > 
> > Result:
> > - kio_sftp (which is libssh-based) works
> > - ssh complains it can't find an executable named "ssh -q -A -X -W %h:%p
> > JUMPHOST" and fails.
> > 
> > ------
> > 
> > This differs from ssh's own behaviour, where command should NOT be
> > quoted (i.e: ' ProxyCommand ssh -q -A -X -W %h:%p JUMPHOST '), otherwise
> > the whole quoted string is interpreted as the executable name.
> > 
> > i.e: the whole line is loaded and parameters are split between blanks
> > outside the string.
> > 
> > Resuot:
> > - ssh works as it should
> > - kio_sftp only runs "ssh" without any option and gets the "ssh usage"
> > as an error and fails.
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