Re: OpenSSH, ssh-agent question

2005-10-31 Thread Damien Miller
Sebastian Rother wrote: I've a question because ssh-agent. Why do I've to start an ssh-agent for each Console even sudo works for all consoles if I entered the password once? Maybe I missed something in the configuration but I don#t think so. As usual, you missed reading the manpage. If not

Re: OpenSSH, ssh-agent question

2005-10-31 Thread Jimmy Scott
On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 11:15:14AM +0100, Sebastian Rother wrote: > I've a question because ssh-agent. > Why do I've to start an ssh-agent for each Console even sudo works for all consoles if I entered the password once? > > Maybe I missed something in the configuration but I don#t think so. > Is t

Re: OpenSSH, ssh-agent question

2005-10-31 Thread Han Boetes
Sebastian Rother wrote: > Why do I've to start an ssh-agent for each Console even sudo > works for all consoles if I entered the password once? Because that's the way ssh-agent works. What part of the ssh-agent manpage is unclear to you? # Han

Re: OpenSSH, ssh-agent question

2005-10-31 Thread Paul de Weerd
On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 11:15:14AM +0100, Sebastian Rother wrote: | I've a question because ssh-agent. | Why do I've to start an ssh-agent for each Console even sudo works | for all consoles if I entered the password once? Your environment should point to the socket that your agent has opened. Whe

OpenSSH, ssh-agent question

2005-10-31 Thread Sebastian Rother
I've a question because ssh-agent. Why do I've to start an ssh-agent for each Console even sudo works for all consoles if I entered the password once? Maybe I missed something in the configuration but I don#t think so. Is there any special reason for this? If not: Wouldn#t that be a perfect chang