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29.1; Tramp Failed to Parse OS Name and Version for Windows 11

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Message #23 received at 72450 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: dgbulk <at> gmail.com, 72450 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#72450: 29.1; Tramp Failed to Parse OS Name and Version for
 Windows 11
Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 12:56:29 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> > So Tramp expects to find 'uname' on a remote Windows system?  Does it
>> > mean that one cannot login to a remote Windows system where 'uname' is
>> > not available (it usually isn't)?
>>
>> No. Tramp's implementation in tramp-sh.el, as used by the "ssh" method,
>> expects a Unixoid remote host, with a POSIX shell and several utilities
>> like 'uname'.
>>
>> Accessing MS Windows systems is implemented by the "smb" method, using Samba.
>
> So I guess accessing Windows via ssh is not really supported, and the
> OP should be advised to use "smb" instead?

It's preferable, yes. But I would wait for his comment, before we close
this bug.

Best regards, Michael.

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