Re: [PATCH 4/4 branch usrmove] Add ssh client module code

[Dave Young <dyoung@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/26/2011 10:03 AM, Dave Young wrote:

> On 12/25/2011 07:57 PM, Cong Wang wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 at 08:04 GMT, Dave Young <dyoung@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Add ssh-client module, which support ssh key mode and interactive mode.
>>> with --sshkey option you can provide the ssh key to be installed
>>>
>>> Usage:
>>> 1. sshkey mode:
>>> transfer your public key to remote machine with ssh-copy-id or do it mannaully
>>> example of options:
>>> ./dracut -l -H -a ssh-client --sshkey /root/.ssh/id_rsa i.img
>>> 2. interactive mode:
>>> need use --ctty option, ie.:
>>> ./dracut -l -H -a ssh-client --ctty i.img
>>
>> Seems --sshkey and --ctty are only for ssh-client module,
>> so, what if the user specifies -sshkey or --ctty but doesn't
>> use ssh-client module?
> 
> 
> Thanks for review.
> --sshkey is for ssh module only, I have added param info in doc. --ctty
> is not only for ssh, it can be used by other stuff. if use use --sshkey
> but do not add ssh-client module it will just have one more global
> variable sshkey, it will not add more file to initrd.
> 
> As for the param, the ideal way is create generic way to add dracut
> module param like something below:
> ./dracut -a ssh-client,sshkey=xyz
> 
> Another way is use kernel param like rd.sshkey=xyz, but I do not like
> this way.


Oops, kernel param is only usefull for runtime option of initrd, ignore
above line.

> 
> So currently generic module param will need more effort also will
> influence all dracut modules, I think just add --sshkey is acceptable.
> 
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