flatpak virt-manager can't use /usr/bin/ksshaskpass
Hi, I used to have virt-manager (and virtualization added through layering), recently did a sudo rpm-ostree reset, from the announcement on discourse. Reinstalled virt-manager from flatpak. I can use it to talk to the local qemu, but can't use it to connect to a remote instance via ssh anymore, as the virt-manager ui throws "Unable to connect to libvirt qemu+ssh://<REDACTED>/system.
Configure SSH key access for the remote host, or install an SSH askpass package locally." any chance of a nudge in the right direction on a fix? - Running bazzite 41.20250106.3
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i dont have a remote host to test with but you should setup ssh key authentication to the remote host and that might work around the issue with the flatpak
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-configure-ssh-key-based-authentication-on-a-linux-server
flatpaks are isolated from the host, it cannot and will never use
/usr/bin/ksshaskpass and this is an issue they will have to fix in the flatpak.
the flatpak for virt manager is very new and some issues have cropped up with it.
https://github.com/flathub/org.virt_manager.virt-managerHow To Configure SSH Key-Based Authentication on a Linux Server | D...
SSH, or secure shell, is the most common way of administering remote Linux servers. Although the daemon allows password-based authentication, exposing a pas…
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that suggestion worked perfectly, thanks @HikariKnight