From 7a55aa139a4d9977844afafae4f368977d555daf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Albinus Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:52:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] * tramp.texi (Frequently Asked Questions): New item for ControlPath settings. --- doc/misc/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ doc/misc/tramp.texi | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog index 285097c5553..a5b2edbc26f 100644 --- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2013-04-15 Michael Albinus + + * tramp.texi (Frequently Asked Questions): New item for + ControlPath settings. + 2013-03-31 Jay Belanger * calc.texi: (Basic Operations on Units): Streamline some diff --git a/doc/misc/tramp.texi b/doc/misc/tramp.texi index 4837b4456be..42a3156c1e9 100644 --- a/doc/misc/tramp.texi +++ b/doc/misc/tramp.texi @@ -3123,6 +3123,23 @@ Host * @end example +@item +@value{tramp} does not use my @command{ssh} @code{ControlPath} + +Your @code{ControlPath} setting will be overwritten by @command{ssh} +sessions initiated by @value{tramp}. This is because a master +session, initiated outside @value{emacsname}, could be closed, which +would stall all other @command{ssh} sessions for that host inside +@value{emacsname}. + +Consequently, if you connect to a remote host via @value{tramp}, you +might be prompted for a password again, even if you have established +already an @command{ssh} connection to that host. Further +@value{tramp} connections to that host, for example in order to run a +process on that host, will reuse that initial @command{ssh} +connection. + + @item File name completion does not work with @value{tramp} -- 2.39.2