open_tunnel.RdOpen an SSH tunnel, prompting for passwords as needed
open_tunnel(remote_host, user = NULL, password = NULL, tunnel_dir = "~/.pecan/tunnel/", wait.time = 15, tunnel_script = "~/pecan/web/sshtunnel.sh")
| remote_host | name of remote server to connect to (e.g. geo.bu.edu) |
|---|---|
| user | username on remote_host |
| password | password on remote_host |
| tunnel_dir | directory to store tunnel file in, typically from settings$host |
| wait.time | how long to give system to connect before deleting password (seconds) |
| tunnel_script | Path to sshtunnel.sh script file for opening tunnel |
numeric giving ssh PID if configured, otherwise logical with TRUE = success