I received help from civodul on #guix. They suggested I run `ssh-agent`. After running `ssh-agent` and using the environment variables it outputs in the command `SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-XXXXXXLfu5ES/agent.18550 SSH_AGENT_PID=18551 guix pull` I am no longer getting this error message "guix pull: error: Git error: error authenticating: no auth sock variable".
However I now get this error message "guix pull: error: Git error: Failed to retrieve list of SSH authentication methods: Failed getting response`". Bone Baboon writes: > I have a substitute server that needs to build a couple of packages with > patches: > > * inetutlis version 2.0 from the core-updates branch instead of 1.9.4 > from the master branch > ** https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/48214#10 > > * glib with longer test timeout > ** https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/48024#12 > > * offlineimap without tests > ** https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/48213#2 > > I am trying to setup a channel for this substitute server's patched Guix > repository. `guix pull` is failing. > > On a client of the substitute server I have reconfigured with this in > it's system configuration: > > ``` > (service guix-service-type > (guix-configuration > (authorized-keys > (list > (local-file > "/path/to/signing-key.pub"))))) > ``` > Where signing-key.pub is the substitute server's public signing key. > > I have added the ssh public key of the substitute server to the client > with `ssh-copy-id`. The substitute server's ssh public key is in > ~/.ssh/authorize_keys. I have also done the reverse with the client's > ssh public key and it is on the substitute server's > ~/.ssh/authorize_keys. > > This is the contents of ~/.config/guix/channels.scm: > > ``` > (list > (channel > (name 'guix) > (url "ssh://<user>@<ip-address>:22/path/to/patched-guix-repo/") > (branch "master"))) > ``` > > When I run `guix pull` I get this error. > > ``` > Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at > 'ssh://<user>@<ip-address>:22/path/to/patched-guix-repo/'... > guix pull: error: Git error: error authenticating: no auth sock variable > ``` > > I can successfully run `git clone > ssh://<user>@<ip-address>:22/path/to/patched-guix-repo`. > > I can successfully transfer files from the substitute server to the > client with scp without entering a password. > > Can a channel use a ssh url?
