GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 603736
ssh doesn't allow you to specify the remote username
Last modified: 2011-01-11 19:58:50 UTC
[ From http://bugs.debian.org/557718 ] """for ssh connections, vinagre assumes that the username you want to log in with on the remote machine is the same as your current username on the local machine, and doesn't appear to offer any way of changing or over-riding that.""" It may be possible to use .ssh/config or the host line to change the username, but it would be nice if you could do it from Vinagre's UI. Maybe it's possible to use username@host (I haven't tried), but if it is it should be more obvious. I'd suggest to either say so below the GtkEntry, or have another entry for the username.
This problem has been fixed in the development version. The fix will be available in the next major software release. Thank you for your bug report.
(In reply to comment #1) > This problem has been fixed in the development version. The fix will be > available in the next major software release. Thank you for your bug report. What is "the next major software release", can you be more specific? Can you also be more specific what has been actually fixed and how? Because it certainly does not work in Vinagre 2.30.2: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vinagre/+bug/585566 When I try to use SSH tunnel as user@host, I get "Can't find a free TCP port" error message. Even .ssh/config doesn't work.