Cameron Simpson writes: > On Sun, Nov 18, 2001 at 12:11:51AM +0000, Ian Truelsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | > Make yourself a key pair with the shh-keygen command and copy the > | > public half into the .ssh/authorized_keys at the far end. > | > Then make sure you have an ssh-agent, and place your key into it with ssh-add. > | > Then no password challenges should happen. > | > -- > | I appreciate the help, but I have run into a problem while executing this. > | > | When I run the ssh-add, I get the following error: > | Cound not open a connection to your authentication agent. > | > | The page suggests that an authentication agent must be running to do this, > > Yes. > > | but I thought that ssh would be the authentication agent. > > No. > > Say this: > > eval `ssh-agent` > > That will start one and also tell your shell enough for the other commands > to contact it. > -- Tried the eval 'ssh-agent' and I still get the same error when I run ssh-add.
Any other thoughts? Ian. Ian Truelsen Masters program in Philosophy University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada BA (Wilfrid Laurier University) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current favourite quote: "No great civilisation likes forests." K.F. O'Connor Lincoln College, Christchurch, New Zealand _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
