[aklug] Re: PATH for non-interactive ssh stuff?

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On 08/14/10 22:05, Joshua J. Kugler wrote:
> On Saturday 14 August 2010, Christopher Howard elucidated thus:
>> Problem: I installed git in my HOME directory on a remote system I
>> don't have root access to. Works great when I'm logged-in, but when I
>> try to clone a repo over ssh, I get this: (command is being executed
>> on my local computer, to clone repo on remote system where I did the
>> git custom install)
>>
>> bash: git-upload-pack: command not found
>> fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
>>
>> What is happening is, over SSH, it can't find that binary. Its
>> installed in ~/bin, but that isn't in the PATH:
>>
>> $ ssh myusername@myremoteserver.com echo \$PATH
>> /usr/bin:/bin
>>
>> Adding info to the PATH in .bashrc or .profile on the remote system
>> doesn't change the PATH displayed when I run the previous command.
>
> I have this in my profile:
>
> # set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
> if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then
> PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
> fi
>
> There is a note at the top of .profile, though:
>
> # ~/.profile: executed by the command interpreter for login shells.
> # This file is not read by bash(1), if ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bash_login
> # exists.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> j
>

Thanks, but no, that doesn't help. My problem is that the .profile and
.bashrc files are apparently not being read before the non-interactive
session.

I did additional research. The SSH(1) indicates:

"Additionally, ssh reads ~/.ssh/environment, and adds lines of the
format ``VARNAME=value'' to the environment if the file exists and users
are allowed to change their environment. For more information, see the
PermitUserEnvironment option in sshd_config(5)."

Unfortunately, this does not seem to work for me. I'm guessing that said
PermitUserEnvironment is not set, although I can't find out for sure
because I can't even find an sshd_config file on the remote system.

(grrrr...) I wish I was working with a self-managed server. Did you know
you can get a dedicated 1.7Ghz machine for $40 a month?
(https://www.sevenl.net/servers/147) Unfortunately, I'm probably not
going to be able to convince my client that a switch from $8 a month to
$40 a month is necessary because it will me configuration easier for the
web guy. >:(

- --
Christopher Howard
frigidcode.com
theologia.indicium.us
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Received on Sat Aug 14 23:13:47 2010