Xin Wang wrote > > Hi all, > > I'm using git 1.7.3.2 in Fedora 14. In Fedora, SSH_ASKPASS will set to > be /usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass in > /etc/profile.d/gnome-ssh-askpass.sh, so this environment is set by > login shell, and it will still be set even when X11 is not inuse. > > According to ssh's manpage: "If ssh does not have a terminal > associated with it but DISPLAY and SSH_ASKPASS are set, it will > execute the program specified by SSH_ASKPASS and open an X11 window to > read the passphrase." But git will call SSH_ASKPASS even if there is a > terminal associated with it and DISPLAY is not set, then following > warning is displayed and git failed to go through. > > $ git fetch > > (gnome-ssh-askpass:1487): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > > I think it‘s better if git could implement behavior conforming to ssh. > > We are getting this error on a new CentOS system we just set up. Was there ever a fix or workaround for this? -larry -- View this message in context: http://git.661346.n2.nabble.com/git-calls-SSH-ASKPASS-even-if-DISPLAY-is-not-set-tp5825303p7537044.html Sent from the git mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html