On 2024/01/02 09:51, Chris Green wrote: > I think I have it! I need to unset SSH_AUTH_SOCK, that's all that's > needed. See:- > > chris$ ssh -i backup_id_rsa backup > [here the pop-up appears and I cancel it] > sign_and_send_pubkey: signing failed for RSA "backup_id_rsa" from > agent: agent refused operation > chris@backup's password: > > chris$ env | grep SSH > SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/run/user/1000/keyring/ssh > SSH_ASKPASS_REQUIRE=never > chris$ unset SSH_AUTH_SOCK > chris$ ssh -i backup_id_rsa backup > Enter passphrase for key 'backup_id_rsa': > chris@backup$ > > So the SSH_ASKPASS etc. are irrelevant for my set-up. I thought I'd > tried unsetting SSH_AUTH_SOCK before but obviously I hadn't, I guess > the need to specify the key file is a result of not having that but > it's not a problem for me really. You might like to try something like this in .ssh/config Host backup IdentityAgent none IdentityFile ~/backup_id_rsa _______________________________________________ openssh-unix-dev mailing list openssh-unix-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/openssh-unix-dev
