[petsc-dev] How to compose a git URL for going through 2 machines

[Satish Balay]

just concentrate on setting up ssh tunnel. git shouldn't have to deal
with it. Look for 'ssh ProxyCommand' [google]

Perhaps the following will work for you.

Add the following to ~/.ssh/config

Host lu-fe1.lanl.gov
  ProxyCommand ssh -q -a -x wdn at red-wtrw.lanl.gov /bin/nc %h %p

Now you check if ssh works:

ssh lu-fe1.lanl.gov ls /usr/projects/artab/users/wdn/repos/git/petsc

And then use:

git clone lu-fe1.lanl.gov:/usr/projects/artab/users/wdn/repos/git/petsc

Satish

On Wed, 5 Nov 2014, Nystrom, William David wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone might know the solution to a problem I am having with
> composing a git URL for cloning a git repo that is two machines away.
> 
> I'm trying to execute the following git command:
> 
> git clone ssh://wdn@red-wtrw.lanl.gov/lu-fe1.lanl.gov/usr/projects/artab/users/wdn/repos/git/petsc
> 
> I've also tried the following:
> 
> git clone ssh://wdn@red-wtrw.lanl.gov:lu-fe1.lanl.gov/usr/projects/artab/users/wdn/repos/git/petsc
> 
> And also
> 
> git clone ssh://wdn@red-wtrw.lanl.gov:lu-fe1.lanl.gov:/usr/projects/artab/users/wdn/repos/git/petsc
> 
> Basically, I have to go through a gateway machine running a restricted shell
> to get to a machine which mounts the filesystem where my git repo is located.
> Each of the above commands fail.
> 
> However, I can run the following scp command successfully:
> 
> scp -p file_name wdn at red-wtrw.lanl.gov:lu-fe1.lanl.gov:/usr/projects/artab/users/wdn
> 
> So I'm wondering if there is a way to chain together two machines in a git URL like I can
> with scp or whether there is some fundamental reason why this just will not work.  Does
> anyone know if what I am doing is possible and if so, how?  Or do I have to set up and
> use an ssh tunnel?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dave
> 
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