This did eventually work around my problem: https://gist.github.com/mikemol/084759d9bbbaf818ecbb0688d4cc0f5c
I suppose the difference between the exit code of 1 and 2 was sufficiently useful. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1870932 Title: ssh-add -L incorrectly reports a failure when successfully retrieving an empty identity list Status in openssh package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Example of behavior: ``` mikemol@kaylee:~$ ssh-add -L The agent has no identities. mikemol@kaylee:~$ echo $? 1 mikemol@kaylee:~$ ``` I expected an exit code of 0 if the agent was running. I don't need the list of identities; I'm trying to validate that the agent is running, accessible, and operational. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: openssh-client 1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-69.78-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-69-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.14 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Apr 5 10:38:25 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-16 (475 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725) ProcEnviron: TERM=screen.xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash RelatedPackageVersions: ssh-askpass N/A libpam-ssh N/A keychain N/A ssh-askpass-gnome N/A SSHClientVersion: OpenSSH_7.6p1 Ubuntu-4ubuntu0.3, OpenSSL 1.0.2n 7 Dec 2017 SourcePackage: openssh UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1870932/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
