Gnome commander crashes trying to make remote connection if no password or key is stored
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gnome-commander (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Bug 719485 is fixed by installing libgnomevfs2-extra. I have done that. This appears to be a different bug.
New install of Ubuntu 11.04, 32 bit with all current updates. Install gnome-commander from the partner repository. From the gnome-commander menu choose Connection; remote server. gnome-commander crashes per the above referenced bug. Install libgnomevfs2-extra. Connection; remote server now brings up connection dialog. I input the following information:
[X] Use GNOME Keyring Manager for authentication
Service type SSH
Alias ken@taylor12
Server taylor12 (note that I can ping this server from Ubuntu 11.04)
Port 22 (same issue if I do not specify port)
Remote dir /
User name ken
I then OK and close gnome-commander to save as the data will be lost if gnome-commander crashes now.
I launch gnome commander and select Connections; Remote Server and select the connection ken@taylor12 which I created above. I press Connect and after a few seconds I receive a message "Failed to open connection: Access denied.
I close gnome-commander and open a terminal. I issue the command ssh taylor12. I allow the key for taylor12 to be saved on the Ubuntu machine. I am prompted for ken's password on taylor12. I supply it and successfully connect to taylor12. I then exit and close the shell.
I launch gnome commander and select Connections; Remote Server and select the connection ken@taylor12 which I created above. I press Connect and after a few seconds gnome-commander crashes. At this point I opened a terminal and ran ubuntu-bug gnome-commander to record this issue.
If I do not use [X] Use GNOME Keyring Manager for authentication I am prompted to provide the Password in the Remote Server dialog. If I store the password in this manner I can connect to the remote server. However, the password is stored in plain text in ~/.gnome-
I am not sure if the issue is with gnome-commander or the Gnome password management architecture. The only password entry shown in seahorse is my login password.
I have experienced this same gnome-commander issue in Ubuntu 10.04 32 and 64 bit and in Fedora 15 32 bit.
Please advise if there is any additional information I can provide.
Ken
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: gnome-commander 1.2.8.10-3build1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Jul 4 09:17:02 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-commander
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
| taylorkh (taylorkh2-deactivatedaccount) wrote | #1 |
| taylorkh (taylorkh2-deactivatedaccount) wrote | #2 |
| Paul White (paulw2u) wrote | #3 |
| tags: | added: precise |
| summary: |
- Gnome commander crashes trying to make remote connection + Gnome commander crashes trying to make remote connection if no password + or key is stored |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in gnome-commander (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Paul White (paulw2u) wrote | #5 |
| Matt (mattcbro) wrote | #6 |
| Peter Horsley (peter-g-horsley) wrote | #7 |
| Peter Horsley (peter-g-horsley) wrote | #8 |
| Dejan (dejan-rodiger) wrote | #9 |
Please change this report from a bug to a "would be nice if..." I have determined the reason I could not connect to the remote server is that I had not yet stored a "Secure Shell Key" for the server my keyring on the Ubuntu 11.04 PC. Once I did create the key I can connect to the server with gnome-commander as I would expect it to work.
It would be nice if gnome-commander would warn that it could not find a key for the server and thus prompt the user to create one rather than crashing.
Ken