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diff --git a/doc/bugs/ssh_connection_caching_broken_on_NTFS.mdwn b/doc/bugs/ssh_connection_caching_broken_on_NTFS.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index fc3168e0f..000000000 --- a/doc/bugs/ssh_connection_caching_broken_on_NTFS.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -TL;DNR ssh connection caching seems to cause git-annex to not work on NTFS volumes. Setting `annex.sshcaching` to `false` seems to solve the problem. - -## What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? Please provide any additional information below. - -* git-annex version: 3.20120629 on Debian Testing. -* `the-repo` is located on an NTFS volume on a USB HDD. -* `the-remote` is on the server `example.com`. -* `example.com` is running gitolite3 v3.2-19-gb9bbb78, git 1.7.2.5, and git-annex 3.20120629~bpo60+2 - - -## What steps will reproduce the problem? What is the expected output? What do you see instead? - -Create or clone a repo onto an NTFS volume. -Make sure `git annex` is initialized. -Run some regular git operations. These always seem to work. -Try git-annex operations. - -Some operations work despite the error messages: - - $ git annex sync - Control socket connect(/media/NTFSVOL/the-repo/.git/annex/ssh/git@example.com): Connection refused - Failed to connect to new control master - Command ssh ["-S","/media/NTFSVOL/the-repo/.git/annex/ssh/git@example.com","-o","ControlMaster=auto","-o","ControlPersist=yes","git@example.com","git-annex-shell 'configlist' '/~/the-repo.git'"] failed; exit code 255 - Control socket connect(/media/NTFSVOL/the-repo/.git/annex/ssh/git@example.com): Connection refused - Failed to connect to new control master - Command ssh ["-S","/media/NTFSVOL/the-repo/.git/annex/ssh/git@example.com","-o","ControlMaster=auto","-o","ControlPersist=yes","git@example.com","git-annex-shell 'configlist' '/~/the-repo'"] failed; exit code 255 - commit - # On branch master - nothing to commit (working directory clean) - ok - pull the-remote - ok - pull origin - ok - -Other operations fail: - - $ git annex copy -t the-remote the-file.jpg - Control socket connect(/media/NTFSVOL/the-repo/.git/annex/ssh/git@example.com): Connection refused - Failed to connect to new control master - Command ssh ["-S","/media/NTFSVOL/the-repo/.git/annex/ssh/git@example.com","-o","ControlMaster=auto","-o","ControlPersist=yes","git@example.com","git-annex-shell 'configlist' '/~/the-repo.git'"] failed; exit code 255 - Control socket connect(/media/NTFSVOL/the-repo/.git/annex/ssh/git@example.com): Connection refused - Failed to connect to new control master - Command ssh ["-S","/media/NTFSVOL/the-repo/.git/annex/ssh/git@example.com","-o","ControlMaster=auto","-o","ControlPersist=yes","git@example.com","git-annex-shell 'configlist' '/~/the-repo'"] failed; exit code 255 - copy the-file.jpg (checking the-remote...) Control socket connect(/media/NTFSVOL/the-repo/.git/annex/ssh/git@example.com): Connection refused - Failed to connect to new control master - (unable to check the-remote) failed - git-annex: copy: 1 failed - -Some googling revealed the errors to be stale socket files. -- [Three SSH Tips](http://shallowsky.com/blog/tags/ssh/) -- [Improving SSH (OpenSSH) connection speed with shared connections](http://protempore.net/~calvins/howto/ssh-connection-sharing/#section-03) - -It appears that SSH connection caching was implemented in response to this wishlist item: -[wishlist: Prevent repeated password prompts for one command](http://git-annex.branchable.com/todo/wishlist:_Prevent_repeated_password_prompts_for_one_command/) - -However ssh connection caching breaks things on NTFS volumes. If I turn off connection caching, it seems to work fine - - $ git config annex.sshcaching false - -but it would be nifty if git-annex could detect the filesystem type and do The Right Thing. - -Thanks for all the work on git-annex -- it's an awesome project! - -> [[done]], `git annex init` now probes for fifo support and disables ssh -> connection caching if it cannot make one. --[[Joey]] |