Here's what I use (this forks another process):
$ ssh-agent $SHELL
Then at the next prompt, I do the following:
$ ssh-add
Then, wherever your key is authorised, you can login without a password
or the public key passphrase (as long as you're in the shell that the
ssh-agent is using).
This only works for one shell though, so you want to use it for X, you'd
have to put ssh-agent and ssh-add in a .xinitrc file (or whatever X you're
using).
-Anne
On Fri, Aug 11, 2000 at 04:34:34PM +0200, Levente Farkas wrote:
> hi,
> hi can I use ssh-agent ? about 5 years ago I use it but I don't remember
> how? I know fill both the authorized_keys and authorized_keys2 and put
> them into the remote site, start X with "ssh-agent startx" and run
> ssh-add, but after it how can I use the agent ? simple "ssh hostname" not
> working.
> thanks.
> yours.
>
> ps. please reply to my email too since I'm not on the list.
>
> -- Levente
> "The only thing worse than not knowing the truth is
> ruining the bliss of ignorance."
>
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