Re: ssh_get_user_home_dir (misc.c)

[Aris Adamantiadis <aris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Please be careful with the layout of your email, the last one was very
hard to read.
The folders are not expected to contain anything, but at least
ssh_is_server_known() will report an error if the known hosts file is
missing. ssh_write_knownhosts() will create the file if it doesn't exist.

In case you are writing a system app, you can safely set the home
directory to a directory like /var/empty and control the known_hosts
file location with ssh_options_set.

Aris

Le 20/04/14 20:18, Zvi Vered a écrit :
> Hello,
>  
> Let’s assume I’m setting the folder name using “ssh_options_set”.
> Then I’m calling to ssh_connect.
>  
> Should this folder contain any files before the first connection ?
>  
> Thank you in advance for your help,
> Zvika
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aris Adamantiadis
> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2014 10:52 AM
> To: libssh@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: ssh_get_user_home_dir (misc.c)
>  
> Hi,
>  
> This is used in two cases: as a fallback when the username to remotely
> log on is unknown and to find the home directory of the local user, to
> parse his configuration file, private keys and known_hosts file.
> You can avoid this by setting the userdirectory parameter with
> ssh_options_set.
>  
> Aris
> Le 20/04/14 03:54, Zvi Vered a écrit :
> > Hello,
> > Upon calling to: ssh_connect the routine: ssh_get_user_home_dir is
> called.
> > Why upon connection to remote SSH server, the client has to know its
> > own user name ?
> > I’m porting the libssh library to vxWorks 6.x in kernel mode.
> > In this mode, there is no “account” or “user name”.
> > Thanks,
> > Zvika
>  
>