How to stop bzr from using ssh (asking a password) for downloading?

Question

I have configured bzr to push updates and now it's using ssh for downloading all the branches too. Is it possible to use ssh only for uploading?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 13 '12 at 08:17

You can use different branch URLs for push and pull. First check the current related branches with bzr info:

$ bzr info
Standalone tree (format: 2a)
Location:
  branch root: .

Related branches:
    push branch: bzr+ssh://somehost.example.org/home/user/foo/
  parent branch: bzr+ssh://somehost.example.org/home/user/foo/

To switch any of these, just issue the push or pull command with the --remember option, such as:

$ bzr pull --remember http://somehost.example.org/~user/foo/

After that, you can verify the new setting with bzr info again.

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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Why not using a public key for password-less SSH logins?

Fast instructions:

Generate a new key-pair:

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa
Copy you public key the SSH server:

$ ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub YourUserName@SSH-Server-Host

Permanent ssh-add keys with password

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered May 29 '12 at 19:15

pl1nk

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it is a passphrase request for the key, actually – int_ua May 30 '12 at 22:10
I have linked a question of mine to permanent store keys with password – pl1nk May 30 '12 at 22:27
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I don't see how this answer is related to the question. – raimue Jun 13 '12 at 08:18
@Raim This is how you set up ssh to grab the files using an ssh key instead of a password. When Bazaar is configured to go over ssh this eliminates the prompt for the ssh password. – k-den Mar 31 '15 at 18:48

How to stop bzr from using ssh (asking a password) for downloading?

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