[virt-tools-list] [virt-viewer] man: Mention that ssh-agent can be useful
Christophe Fergeau
cfergeau at redhat.com
Thu Dec 1 16:32:19 UTC 2016
When using a tunneled SPICE connection, the user will get a dozen
authentication prompts if they are not using ssh-agent.
---
man/virt-viewer.pod | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/man/virt-viewer.pod b/man/virt-viewer.pod
index bd953ed..ad3e298 100644
--- a/man/virt-viewer.pod
+++ b/man/virt-viewer.pod
@@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ To connect to a remote console using TLS
virt-viewer --connect xen://example.org/ demo
To connect to a remote host using SSH, lookup the guest config and
+then make a tunnelled connection of the console
+
+ virt-viewer --connect qemu+ssh://root@example.org/ demo
+
+When using a SSH tunnel to connect to a SPICE console, it's recommended to
+have ssh-agent running to avoid getting multiple authentication prompts.
+
+
+To connect to a remote host using SSH, lookup the guest config and
then make a direct non-tunnelled connection of the console
virt-viewer --direct --connect xen+ssh://root@example.org/ demo
--
2.9.3
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