Re: tramp ssh login fails when not prompted for password

[Michael Albinus]

Jacob Smulllyan <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi --

Hi,

> When I have an ssh key which permits me to login to a server without being
> prompted for a password, tramp, in its virgin, unconfigured state, believes 
> that
> the login has failed.  How do I tell tramp that it shouldn't expect a password
> from a given server?

Ususally, Tramp is able to detect it. During login, it waits for some
known strings like password request, or shell prompt. If a login
fails, it doesn't see any string it is able to handle.

If you enter `M-x tramp-bug', some instructions are given how to get
more information from Tramp. Examining the buffers mentioned there
might point you to the problem (I bet on the shell prompt); otherwise
you should send the prepared email.

> Thanks,
>
> Jacob Smullyan

Best regards, Michael.