Re: tramp (2.1.3); tramp does not use proxy when tramp-default-proxies-alist is set

[Michael Albinus]

"Bryson, Stewart" <address@hidden> writes:

> As the buffers show, tramp is still going straight to the remote servers
> even though I have my bastion configured in the
> tramp-default-proxies-alist.
>
> I have confirmed that connection to the bastion is possible via the
> method described.
>
> Is there something else that needs to be configured to make tramp look
> at this array?

You have set:

>  tramp-default-proxies-alist '(("nil" "nil"
> "/sshx:address@hidden"))

That looks a little bit confused. NIL is not a string but a constant,
so it shouldn't be quoted. Your `tramp-default-proxies-alist' should
be '((nil nil "/sshx:address@hidden"))

Nevertheless, there is an error in Tramp 2.1.3 with that proxy code,
which is fixed in Tramp CVS meanwhile (I hope so): It uses always the
same password for every hop. If you need different passwords your way
out of hades (passing cerberus), you need to wait for Tramp 2.1.4, or
you try Tramp CVS. Sorry for that, but I fear it is too expansive to
puzzle the respective patches towards Tramp 2.1.3.

> Thank you.

Best regards, Michael.