Re: [boost] Re: Review results: Optional library

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-21 22:32:17

"Fernando Cacciola" <fcacciola_at_[hidden]> writes:

> [Just got here at home from the office... sorry for the delay]
>
> "William E. Kempf" <wekempf_at_[hidden]> escribió en el mensaje
> news:2984.167.16.75.51.1043239681.squirrel_at_frodo.kempf-ville.com...
>>
>> Fernando Cacciola said:
>>
>> > Here's a description of my configuration and attempts
>> > in case someone can help me (hint hint...)
>> >
>> > - Windows98
>> > - cvs95.exe version: 1.11.4
>> > - WinCVS.exe version: 1.3.8.1 Beta 8 Build 1
>> > - PuTTY 0.53b
>> >
>> > * I have checked out boost this morning on a local working
>> > directory using pserver (user) access.
>> >
>> > * I have generated and uploaded SSH2 Authentification keys.
>>
>> It can take several hours for these to take effect.
>>
> Yes I know...
> during the day, I recieved the message "Server didn't accept our key" after
> I logged in,
> but much latter it stopped, so I figured that the keys were finally uploaded
> at SF.
> But the strange thing is that it kept asking me for a password :-0

Ehm, if your ssh is not in fact doing protocol 2, it's going to ask
you for a password forever until you upload SSH1 authentication keys.

ssh -v <whatever>

is incredibly helpful for tracking down authentication issues like
this one because you can see all the transactions going back and
forth.

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                       David Abrahams
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