Re: [Savannah-hackers] Re: help needed

[Sylvain Beucler]

> SB>Your SSH key is not in the format we expect, how did you get it?
> 
> here are the steps I followed to prepare it:
> Here are the steps that I performed (working from a debian gnu/linux box):
>       #apt-get cvs install
>       #apt-get ssh2 install

ssh2 is a non-free package. Unfortunately, Debian is configured to be
able to retrieve non-free packages by default. I suggest you remove
"non-free" from /etc/apt/sources.list .

Using
$ apt-get remove ssh2
$ apt-get install ssh # OpenSSH 3

will give you a version of SSH that we support and whose public key
format we understand.

I wasn't aware of this issue, and I will update the FAQ.


> SB>Your GPG key is just the fingerprint, not the key itself, 
> SB>please use 'gpg --export -a email'.
> 
> Okay, in this case the label on the screen misguided me, because says that 
> the pasting the fingerprint is enough.
> https://savannah.gnu.org/account/change.php?item=gpgkey
> If the full key is required, please remove the "or your fingerprint" text.

Indeed. Apparently we are the only installation of Savane making use
of the GPG key on the system for now; I fixed it, and we'll see about
removing this reference from Savane (hardcoded text).


> I will also suggest that a link to this GPGkey form is inserted into the 
> "my account configuration" form. 

Isn't the "Edit GPG Key" link what you want?

> $ gpg --list-keys
> /home/mgua/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
> -----------------------------
> pub  1024D/1504A331 2004-11-21 Marco Guardigli <address@hidden>
> sub  1024g/D646378E 2004-11-21
> $ gpg --export -a 1504A331
> then pasted the output on the browser form.
> -------

For ease of use, you can replace the key id by any matching part of
the key (such as "marco").


> After my project will be online, I will prepare a complete walktrough of 
> the entire package submission process. 
> I think it will be useful for others.

True. It would be time we wrote some user-oriented documentation, but
time is lacking :/

-- 
Sylvain

> On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 11:58:39PM +0000, address@hidden wrote:
> > Sylvain,
> > 
> > I need some help in uploading my project file in savannah.
> > project name: blackbox
> > This has been recently approved.
> > This is my first project in savannah, and I am having problems in 
> uploading
> > the two project files (tar.gz and tar.gz.sig), and in preparing html
> > project home page.
> > 
> > first problem: uploading tarball and signature file
> > I prepared my gpg key, prepared a detached signature for the tarball, 
> and
> > uploaded my public key signature on
> > https://savannah.gnu.org/account/change.php?item=gpgkey
> > I am able to see the fingerprint there.
> > 
> > I then uploaded via anonymous ftp both files to
> > ftp://savannah.gnu.org/incoming/savannah/blackbox
> > (See attached file: blackbox.tar.gz)(See attached file:
> > blackbox.tar.gz.sig)
> > upload takes places, but I am not able to see directory contents. I am
> > simply working from ftp client command line, without any upload manager.
> > I tried to upload files also to the sister nongnu site
> > ftp://savannah.nongnu.org/incoming/savannah/blackbox, with identical
> > results.
> > 
> > 
> > second problem: uploading a home page for the project
> > I am trying to use cvs.
> > Here are the steps that I performed (working from a debian gnu/linux 
> box):
> >       #apt-get cvs install
> >       #apt-get ssh2 install
> >       $ssh-keygen (creates/home/me/.ssh2/id_dsa_1024_a.pub)
> > I then uploaded the pubkey to savannah form on
> > http://savannah.nongnu.org/account/editsshkeys.php, after logging in 
> with
> > my account (mgua)
> > I tried the whole thing two times, generating different keys, and 
> uploading
> > both of them in position #1 and #2.
> > 
> > Then I waited some days, and tried the following command
> >       address@hidden:~/savannah$ cvs -z3
> > -d:ext:address@hidden:/webcvs/blackbox co blackbox
> >       Accepting host savannah.gnu.org key without checking.
> >       mgua's password:
> > but as you see, I got a password request. Reading the faq, this should 
> mean
> > that I have incorrectly setup my config.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > thank you,