On Thu, 2008-02-21 at 13:06 -0600, Rex Dieter wrote: > John Austin wrote: > > > Slightly off-topic !! > > > > I'm using F8 x86-64 kdm/kde > > > > I have been putting a 3 line script in /etc/kde/env to get ssh-agent > > working > > > > To enable ssh-agent then create the file /etc/kde/env/ssh_agent_enable.sh > > #!/bin/sh > > eval `ssh-agent` > > /usr/bin/ssh-add > > > > Is this wrong ? > > How should I have been doing it ???? > > ssh-agent should get started automatically (via stuff in /etc/X11/xinit). > You shouldn't need to do anything extra. > > -- Rex > But if I do it that way I have to enter a pass phrase each time I do a ssh, scp or konqueror-fish. With my little script I don't - what am I missing ? I'm authenticating with a public/private key. Thanks Rex John PS I admit there are lots of /tmp/ssh-hxmiZo8385 or similar !!!!!!!!!
