[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="http://joeyh.name/"
 ip="4.154.3.125"
 subject="comment 1"
 date="2013-02-05T19:22:04Z"
 content="""
You're not really intended to start the git-annex assistant from a console. If you do, ssh will go ahead and prompt for passwords using that controlling console.

When the assistant is not started from a console, ssh should use the `ssh-askpass` to prompt for the password. Assuming your system has that installed.
"""]]