Bug #1031
SSH Credentials screen does not explain that keyfile must be PuTTY format in Windows, OpenSSH in Linux
| Status: | New | Start: | 03/10/2015 | |
| Priority: | Normal | Due date: | ||
| Assigned to: |  Mirco Bauer |
% Done: | 0% |
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| Category: | Frontend GNOME | |||
| Target version: | - | |||
| Complexity: | Found in Version: | |||
| Votes: | 0 |
Description
The SSH Credentials screen accepts a private SSH key file for authentication. It does not explain that the format must be PuTTY (.ppk) on a Windows client and OpenSSH on a Linux client.
This tripped me up because I figured I could just point it to my existing ~/.ssh/id_rsa, and it didn't work (in Windows with Cygwin + OpenSSH client and server already installed).
- A small note in the SSH Credentials dialog box indicating the required format
- A hyperlink in the SSH Credentials dialog box pointing to details help for setting up an SSH tunnel