Comments on: Mac OS X, Subversion, and Keychain http://top-frog.com/2009/03/30/mac-os-x-subversion-and-keychain/ Polluting the internet since 2004 Sat, 12 May 2012 18:32:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: eric sorenson http://top-frog.com/2009/03/30/mac-os-x-subversion-and-keychain/comment-page-1/#comment-4078 eric sorenson Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:07:38 +0000 http://top-frog.com/?p=524#comment-4078 FWIW I just discovered that the keychain credential is only created on checkout, not on subsequent operations on the repository. So if you have an existing working copy from a repository that you want to start using keychain auth for, you have to make a separate checkout from that same server's URL (even if you delete it afterwards) in order to get your password into the keychain. FWIW I just discovered that the keychain credential is only created on checkout, not on subsequent operations on the repository. So if you have an existing working copy from a repository that you want to start using keychain auth for, you have to make a separate checkout from that same server’s URL (even if you delete it afterwards) in order to get your password into the keychain.

]]> By: Shawn http://top-frog.com/2009/03/30/mac-os-x-subversion-and-keychain/comment-page-1/#comment-3741 Shawn Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:48:41 +0000 http://top-frog.com/?p=524#comment-3741 I can't be 100% sure of this but your keychain is tied to your OS X user account, not your SSH login. So when logging in remotely you don't have the same OS ties as you do when directly logged in and the keychain doesn't get unlocked. Now, that said, I think you can unlock your keychain via ssh. <code class="sh">$ security unlock-keychain ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain</code> You'll be prompted to unlock it via the keychain's password and then subversion should be able to access it. I've been playing with this to try and create a purely command line driven ssh script that automatically pulls correct credentials from the keychain and initial testing looks good, but I haven't tested using it while logged in remotely. Definitely let me know back if this works for you. I can’t be 100% sure of this but your keychain is tied to your OS X user account, not your SSH login. So when logging in remotely you don’t have the same OS ties as you do when directly logged in and the keychain doesn’t get unlocked. Now, that said, I think you can unlock your keychain via ssh.

$ security unlock-keychain ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain

You’ll be prompted to unlock it via the keychain’s password and then subversion should be able to access it. I’ve been playing with this to try and create a purely command line driven ssh script that automatically pulls correct credentials from the keychain and initial testing looks good, but I haven’t tested using it while logged in remotely. Definitely let me know back if this works for you.

]]> By: Matt Connolly http://top-frog.com/2009/03/30/mac-os-x-subversion-and-keychain/comment-page-1/#comment-3740 Matt Connolly Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:38:48 +0000 http://top-frog.com/?p=524#comment-3740 On Snow Leopard 10.6.6 with Subversion 1.6.5, it works perfectly when logged in to the machine directly. However, if I SSH into the mac from another one, svn has no access to the keychain, any ideas why? On Snow Leopard 10.6.6 with Subversion 1.6.5, it works perfectly when logged in to the machine directly.

However, if I SSH into the mac from another one, svn has no access to the keychain, any ideas why?

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