From e2489ea3a0bfdd6c352b1f42c682e3fea05966f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marc Bonnici Date: Tue, 12 May 2020 17:36:37 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] descriptor/ssh: Add note to `password` parameter for passwordless target For a passwordless target the `password` parameter needs to be set to an empty string to prevent attempting ssh key authentication. --- wa/framework/target/descriptor.py | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/wa/framework/target/descriptor.py b/wa/framework/target/descriptor.py index 3954283c..6cf3d8c4 100644 --- a/wa/framework/target/descriptor.py +++ b/wa/framework/target/descriptor.py @@ -317,6 +317,8 @@ CONNECTION_PARAMS = { 'password', kind=str, description=""" Password to use. + (When connecting to a passwordless machine set to an + empty string to prevent attempting ssh key authentication.) """), Parameter( 'keyfile', kind=str,