Public bug reported: When I run ssh, it prompts me for my private key's passphrase on the terminal, not in a separate window. If I run ssh again, it prompts again at the terminal. (By "terminal" I really mean an instance of gnome- terminal.)
I expected the following behavior: When I run ssh the first time for this particular host, it should prompt for my passphrase in a new window. When I run ssh again after that, it should succeed without prompting at all. If I run "env" in the terminal, I see values for SSH_AGENT_PID and SSH_AUTH_SOCK as well as GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL. If I run "ps -ax" I see both ssh-agent and gnome-keyring-daemon running. Finally, /etc/alternatives/ssh-askpass is linked to /usr/lib/openssh/gnome-ssh- askpass. If I run "ssh-add" explicitly to add the key, it also prompts me for my password at the terminal, but after that, ssh uses the unlocked key (that is, it no longer prompts for that key's passphrase). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: ssh-askpass-gnome 1:6.0p1-3ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Oct 18 15:21:15 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120926) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: openssh UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: openssh (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068304 Title: ssh not using gnome-ssh-askpass To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1068304/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs