3 files changed, 23 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/client.go b/pkg/adapter/client.go
index 1805c758d..da4670892 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/client.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/client.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (r RemoteRuntime) RemoteEndpoint() (remoteEndpoint *Endpoint, err error) {
 		if len(r.cmd.RemoteUserName) < 1 {
 			return nil, errors.New("you must provide a username when providing a remote host name")
 		}
-		rc := remoteclientconfig.RemoteConnection{r.cmd.RemoteHost, r.cmd.RemoteUserName, false, r.cmd.Port}
+		rc := remoteclientconfig.RemoteConnection{r.cmd.RemoteHost, r.cmd.RemoteUserName, false, r.cmd.Port, r.cmd.IdentityFile, r.cmd.IgnoreHosts}
 		remoteEndpoint, err = newBridgeConnection("", &rc, r.cmd.LogLevel)
 		//  if the user has a config file with connections in it
 	} else if len(remoteConfigConnections.Connections) > 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/client_unix.go b/pkg/adapter/client_unix.go
index a7bc7c1c0..7af8b24c6 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/client_unix.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/client_unix.go
@@ -14,7 +14,14 @@ func formatDefaultBridge(remoteConn *remoteclientconfig.RemoteConnection, logLev
 	if port == 0 {
 		port = 22
 	}
+	options := ""
+	if remoteConn.IdentityFile != "" {
+		options += " -i " + remoteConn.IdentityFile
+	}
+	if remoteConn.IgnoreHosts {
+		options += " -q -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null"
+	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf(
-		`ssh -p %d -T %s@%s -- /usr/bin/varlink -A \'/usr/bin/podman --log-level=%s varlink \\\$VARLINK_ADDRESS\' bridge`,
-		port, remoteConn.Username, remoteConn.Destination, logLevel)
+		`ssh -p %d -T%s %s@%s -- varlink -A \'podman --log-level=%s varlink \\\$VARLINK_ADDRESS\' bridge`,
+		port, options, remoteConn.Username, remoteConn.Destination, logLevel)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/client_windows.go b/pkg/adapter/client_windows.go
index 31e5d9830..32302a600 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/client_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/client_windows.go
@@ -9,7 +9,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 func formatDefaultBridge(remoteConn *remoteclientconfig.RemoteConnection, logLevel string) string {
+	port := remoteConn.Port
+	if port == 0 {
+		port = 22
+	}
+	options := ""
+	if remoteConn.IdentityFile != "" {
+		options += " -i " + remoteConn.IdentityFile
+	}
+	if remoteConn.IgnoreHosts {
+		options += " -q -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null"
+	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf(
-		`ssh -T %s@%s -- /usr/bin/varlink -A '/usr/bin/podman --log-level=%s varlink $VARLINK_ADDRESS' bridge`,
-		remoteConn.Username, remoteConn.Destination, logLevel)
+		`ssh -p %d -T%s %s@%s -- varlink -A 'podman --log-level=%s varlink $VARLINK_ADDRESS' bridge`,
+		port, options, remoteConn.Username, remoteConn.Destination, logLevel)
 }