Interactive Shell Service
Project developers can access an Interactive Shell if they have been granted shell access for the project. The Interactive Shell provides a command line interface that can be used to manage the following:
- Project web content
- Developer web content
- Project uploads
- CVS repositories
Features
The Interactive Shell supports the following features:
- SSH shell access to project content; access to data for other users and projects not provided
- Comprehensive set to command line tools
- 4 hour shell life – shells are automatically terminated after 4 hours.
- Password or SSH keys authentication
- CVS repository administration
The Interactive Shell does not support the following features:
- Cron service
- File management service
Management
Project members must be granted shell access by a project administrator. Project administrators can grant Shell Access to project members on the project membership page (select Membership in the Project Admin menu).
Access
Interactive Shell sessions persist for 4 hours once created. Authorized developers that have been granted shell access for a project can create/connect to an Interactive Shell with:
ssh -t USER,PROJECT@shell.sourceforge.net create
NOTE: Be sure to substitute your SourceForge.net login username for USER, and the respective SourceForge.net project UNIX name for PROJECT.
If you do not have an active Interactive Shell session a help page can be viewed with:
ssh USER@shell.sourceforge.net
Accessing Project web content
Users who are a member of a project and want to access their Project web content need to use the above method to connect and then change to the appropriate directory (replacing with your own Project Name):
/home/project-web/<span style="color: #ff0000;">ProjectName</span>/htdocs/
Accessing Developer Web Content
Users who are a member of a project and want to access their Developer web content need to use the above method to connect and then change to the appropriate directory (replacing with your own Username):
/home/user-web/<span style="color: #ff0000;">Username</span>/htdocs/
PuTTY client
For those using the PuTTY SSH client, set the following settings for the PuTTY session:
Note: In Windows Vista or Windows 7, it may be necessary to run PuTTY in Windows XP compatibility mode.
| Session | Host Name: “shell.sourceforge.net“ |
| Session | Connection Type: “SSH“ |
| Connection > SSH | Remote command: “create“ |
| Connection > Data | Auto-login username: “USER,PROJECT“ |
- Open the session and provide your password at the prompt.
Note: If you get disconnected after shell creation, in Connection > SSH > TTY uncheck the box for “Don’t allocate a pseudo-terminal”
SSH Key Authentication
If a user has set up SSH keys, they can be used to authenticate to an Interactive Shell session. Please see the following for more information on setting up SSH keys：
Use the ‘-i’ option to pass your private key file to the ssh command:
ssh -i PATH-TO-PRIV-KEY -t USER,PROJECT@shell.sourceforge.net create
