[virt-tools-list] [virt-viewer] man: Mention that ssh-agent can be useful

[Fabiano Fidêncio]

On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 5:32 PM, Christophe Fergeau <cfergeau at redhat.com> wrote:
> When using a tunneled SPICE connection, the user will get a dozen
> authentication prompts if they are not using ssh-agent.
> ---
>  man/virt-viewer.pod | 9 +++++++++
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/man/virt-viewer.pod b/man/virt-viewer.pod
> index bd953ed..ad3e298 100644
> --- a/man/virt-viewer.pod
> +++ b/man/virt-viewer.pod
> @@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ To connect to a remote console using TLS
>     virt-viewer --connect xen://example.org/ demo
>
>  To connect to a remote host using SSH, lookup the guest config and
> +then make a tunnelled connection of the console
> +
> +   virt-viewer --connect qemu+ssh://root@example.org/ demo
> +
> +When using a SSH tunnel to connect to a SPICE console, it's recommended to
> +have ssh-agent running to avoid getting multiple authentication prompts.
> +
> +
> +To connect to a remote host using SSH, lookup the guest config and
>  then make a direct non-tunnelled connection of the console
>
>     virt-viewer --direct --connect xen+ssh://root@example.org/ demo
> --
> 2.9.3
>
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Acked-by: Fabiano Fidêncio <fabiano at fidencio.org>