Re: TRAMP password caching

[Stefan Monnier]

>> Which ssh version are you running?
> OpenSSH_3.8.1p1 Debian-8.sarge.6, OpenSSL 0.9.7e 25 Oct 2004
>> Do you know a simple test to
>> determine whether a given ssh version offers ControlMaster?
> AFAIK ControlMaster was introduced in OpenSSH version 4, so testing the
> output of ssh -V might do.
>> What are the symptoms when Tramp does "not work at all on current
>> stable Debian GNU/Linux"?

Again, can we go back to using `ssh' rather than `scp', so that the
default behavior is reliable?  Maybe it's not perfect, but neither is `scp'
and at least `ssh' is the safe choice.


        Stefan