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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Free space in the interface.

« Last post by dddima on September 02, 2025, 18:30:08 »

Thank you very much for your help!
I just started using your program and I really like it. I have a few questions, but most of them have been answered.
How can I increase the font size in these areas?

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Support and Feedback / Re: SFTP connection without SSH key password fails

« Last post by Mathias (Author) on September 02, 2025, 09:44:07 »

I was able to test this.. I do not get a password dialog when having a keyfile that is not protected with password

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Support and Feedback / Re: SFTP connection without SSH key password fails

« Last post by Mathias (Author) on September 02, 2025, 08:21:06 »

I dont know what 3rd party ssh library they are using..

But sure you press OK in the ask password  dialog. because "Ask for password for keyfile failed - Aborting..." should only be outputted when canceling it.
I can't really test my self at the moment since I do not have access to any key login.

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Support and Feedback / Re: SFTP connection without SSH key password fails

« Last post by Timur Born on September 01, 2025, 22:39:44 »

It's the same public key file and username I successfully used Double Commander. Both WinSCP and MuCommander don't ask for a public keyfile, just the private one and both work with that.

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Support and Feedback / Re: SFTP connection without SSH key password fails

« Last post by Mathias (Author) on September 01, 2025, 22:19:26 »

I added a password to the private key file via:

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ssh-keygen -p -f
But that leads to the following error:

> Failed to authenticate using keyfile : -19

Then I deleted the PW again via the same ssh-keygen command and now MC accepts the empty PW (no popup appears), but this still ends in the same failed authenticate error message.

-19 = ERROR_PUBLICKEY_UNVERIFIED - The username/public key combination was invalid.

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Support and Feedback / Re: SFTP connection without SSH key password fails

« Last post by Mathias (Author) on September 01, 2025, 22:15:32 »

It should send a blank pw to SSH if you just press ok in password dialog. You sure there is not any other error.. Any error in the Log ?
Sure you press OK in the password dialog. the error "Ask for password for keyfile failed - Aborting..." is only outputted to the log if the Ask Password dialog is cancelled

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Support and Feedback / Re: SFTP connection without SSH key password fails

« Last post by Timur Born on September 01, 2025, 22:12:59 »

I also tried MuCommander and that worked, too.

The failed password message seems to always happen when MC opens the PW popup, regardless of whether the key file's PW is empty or not.

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Support and Feedback / Re: SFTP connection without SSH key password fails

« Last post by Timur Born on September 01, 2025, 22:08:57 »

I added a password to the private key file via:

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ssh-keygen -p -f
But that leads to the following error:

> Failed to authenticate using keyfile : -19

Then I deleted the PW again via the same ssh-keygen command and now MC accepts the empty PW (no popup appears), but this still ends in the same failed authenticate error message.

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Support and Feedback / Re: SFTP connection without SSH key password fails

« Last post by Timur Born on September 01, 2025, 21:39:01 »

Thanks for the quick answer. Problem is that I cannot just easily change the private key to include a password for my Oracle VM. WinSCP, Double Commander and Total Commander all work without a password for the private key (just left empty). When the password is left empty in MC then it popups up a pw dialog instead and leaving that empty produces the error I quoted.

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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Free space in the interface.

« Last post by Mathias (Author) on September 01, 2025, 17:59:25 »

Drives are one toolbar... FreeSpace info area are one. they are separate in MC.  They can't be merged into one.
But instead of have a drive bar inside the explorer panel. you can have a global one instead on top. to save some space..