socks5 proxy from environment variables is ignored
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Description
We need a socks5 proxy to connect to our vcenter server. Normally we set all_proxy to point to our local socks5 proxy and it works well.
But if we try to connect to vcenter with pyvmomi (SmartConnect) all proxy related environment variables are ignored:
$ for p in ${!http*} ${!HTT*} all_proxy ; do echo -n "$p: " && eval echo \$${p} ; done
http_proxy: socks5://localhost:1337
https_proxy: socks5://localhost:1337
HTTPS_proxy: socks5://localhost:1337
HTTP_proxy: socks5://localhost:1337
all_proxy: socks5://localhost:1337
Is there another way to make socks5 proxy work for connections?
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Research direction
Start at the SmartConnect entry point and trace how connection proxy settings are read when the environment variables shown in the report are set. Reproduce the vCenter connection with the socks5 variables, then determine the expected proxy behavior and verify that those variables are honored without breaking direct connections.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- api, networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100