Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 813156
Unison GUI won't prompt for ssh password.
Last modified: 2012-06-22 04:34:54 EDT
Description of problem: Unison won't prompt for ssh password Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): unison227-2.27.57-13.fc12.* How reproducible: All the time Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open the Unison GUI. 2. Set a profile or select an already created profile. 3. Try to connect to a remote server using ssh. Actual results: A "contacting server" dialog opens and remains on the screen indefinitely with no progress further into the application's workflow. Expected results: Password dialog opens to enter ssh password. Additional info: This bug has been reported on SUSE and Ubuntu. There is an updated version that fixes this problem. Latest stable version is unison-2.40.63 from http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/ which is from 2010. There are work arounds but a few are not secure. Please update as this is a good tool to work across platforms and USB sticks.
unison227-2.27.57-17.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/unison227-2.27.57-17.fc17
unison227-2.27.57-16.fc15 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 15. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/unison227-2.27.57-16.fc15
unison227-2.27.57-16.fc16 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/unison227-2.27.57-16.fc16
Package unison227-2.27.57-17.fc17: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 17 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing unison227-2.27.57-17.fc17' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-8990/unison227-2.27.57-17.fc17 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
unison227-2.27.57-16.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
unison227-2.27.57-17.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
unison227-2.27.57-16.fc15 has been pushed to the Fedora 15 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.