>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Horsley <tom.horsley@xxxxxxx> writes:
Tom> On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:16:27 +0000
Tom> Colin Paul Adams <colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I can't find out to make use of this.
>>
>> It is set to /usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass, but I
>> still get prompted for a password when I use ssh.
>>
>> I thought the prompt was only supposed to occur when I login to
>> GNOME.
Tom> SSH_ASKPASS is merely the name of the program that the ssh
Tom> tools will invoke in order to prompt you for a password (and
Tom> they may not use it if there is a tty they can ask on instead
Tom> - I forget what the default it).
Tom> If you are looking for the tool that will remember your
Tom> passwords and not prompt you a second time, you are looking
Tom> for ssh-agent, but it is important to know that the agent
Tom> only remembers public keys, not passwords, so if you don't
Tom> have public key authorization setup, you are still gonna get
Tom> a password prompt.
I do have a public key - but it's use is protected with a pass phrase.
It is that that /usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass is supposed to
prompt for, but it is not being invoked.
--
Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire
