On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:52:45 +0000, Mike -- EMAIL IGNORED wrote: > On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:13:08 -0400, Todd Zullinger wrote: > >> Mike -- EMAIL IGNORED wrote: >>> I have been using ssh-agents for a while and I have good scripts and >>> procedures to manage them. >> >> You use more than one at a time then? >> >>> Is there a way I can disable the provision of this automatically >>> provided agent? It gets in the way, and I frequently have to manually >>> delete it. >> >> It's started via some code in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc-common: >> >> # Prefix launch of session with ssh-agent if available and not already >> running. SSH_AGENT= >> if [ -x /usr/bin/ssh-agent -a -z "$SSH_AGENT_PID" ]; then >> if [ "x$TMPDIR" != "x" ]; then >> SSH_AGENT="/usr/bin/ssh-agent /bin/env TMPDIR=$TMPDIR" >> else >> SSH_AGENT="/usr/bin/ssh-agent" >> fi >> fi >> >> So if you've already started your ssh-agent, it shouldn't be started >> again. If you don't want it to start because you plan to start it up >> later, perhaps you could set the SSH_AGENT_PID variable? >> >> You can always edit the xinitrc-common script directly, but then you >> have to remember to redo your changes after an update (that script >> isn't marked as a %config script in the rpm). >> > [...] > > For now, I commented out that part of the script. I'm sure I will be > reminded if I forget about it after an update. Considering your > suggestion that I set the SSH_AGENT_PID variable, when does the > xinitrc-common script run? Before or after my .bashrc? After some > other standard script you might suggest? Thanks again for your help. > > Mike. Noting your question I overlooked, I use one agent, but with several keys Mike.
