Password prompt

[awyl]

Description

Just switched from the "classic" version. Password is not prompted for sftp. I tried to use the prompt target, but the password is not remembered.

Actual behavior

None.

Expected behavior

Prompt for password when the password is not provided in settings.

[mkloubert]

@awyl

I have implemented that feature in version 0.62.1, for SFTP and FTP targets.

If you do not define an username and/or password (or set them to (null)), input boxes are shown and those values are cached by default for the current editor session.

You can control the cache behavior by defining the alwaysAskForPassword and/or alwaysAskForUser settings.

[mkloubert]

@awyl

Sorry, I forgot to merge from branch.

The feature should be available since the new version 0.62.2 now.

[awyl]

Thanks for responding so quickly. Right now it works very well. I have one more request though. The password is shown in plain text as we type, can it be masked?

[mkloubert]

@awyl

Sorry, of course! ... Should be available since version 0.63.0.

[awyl]

Nice and thanks! Work perfectly!!

[robert914]

I think I see an issue with this now. I have been using SFTP with a defined "privateKey" setting (i.e. which requires no password), and therefore, I don't have a password defined. However, now every time I start a new season and then use deploy, it now asks for a password. If I just hit "Enter" it happily transfers since it has the privateKey setting, and it stops asking for the current session. However, every new restart of the application or open of a workspace, it asks again.

This password requirement should not happen if the user has a "privateKey" setting, as it won't be needed. I think this is being ignored now for this new password prompt check.

Example config setup:

        "targets": [
            {
                "type": "sftp",
                "name": "Remote",
                "description": "Remote target",
                "host": "myhost.server.com",
                "port": 22,
                "user": "robert",
                "privateKey": "${homeDir}/.ssh/id_rsa_remote",
                "dir": "/home/robert/src/project1",
                "modes": 644,
                "debug": true
            }

Can you please fix this?

FYI, I can't seem to re-open this ticket, so should I create a new one?

[mkloubert]

@robert914 @awyl

Thanks a lot! The issue should be fixed since version 0.64.0.

If there are still issue(s) according to that new feature, you should open a new entry.

[robert914]

Works perfect again! Thanks for the fast fix!