> -----Original Message----- > From: Keith Morse > Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 2:36 AM > Subject: Re: ssh-agent with default runlevel of 5 > > > On 15 Feb 2003, Gordon Messmer wrote: > > > On Sat, 2003-02-15 at 01:32, Keith Morse wrote: > > > > > And to the original poster, I like to append to what > > > Gordon has said above. RedHat has documented this at > > > > > > > > > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/s1-open ssh-client-config.html#S3-OPENSSH-SSH-AGENT-WITH-GNOME > > > > Cool... but odd. Step 2 should be entirely unnecessary. > > > AFAICT, these directions have remained virtually unchanged > since I first saw them in the 7.X distributions. My question > to your comment would be, how does ssh-agent get started > without step 2? Dependent upon what display manager you have configured at runlevel 5 -- gnome or kde is started by way of ssh-agent on RH-8.0 (checkout either /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc or /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession). I like the fact that RH-8.0 starts gnome by way of ssh-agent, but my saved gnome session starts 3 gnome-terminals with 4 tabs each. All tabs are connecting to remote systems using ssh. So the above link instructions were basically useless and seemed redundant (why would I want to start ssh-agent again?) So I tried substituting step 2 with ssh-add, but then I was prompted for 12 ssh-add passphrases when my gnome-terminal/tabs started. Bzzzttt!!! So to fix this problem, I added ssh-add to /usr/share/apps/switchdesk/Xclients.gnome so that I was prompted for the ssh-add passphrase right after the gnome login screen (prior to gnome starting). By doing so, my ssh-add passphrase was inherited by all gnome-terminals/tabs executing ssh. Obviously, my solution has its pros/cons: Pros: No longer have to enter 12 passphrases when gnome-terminal (ssh) starts. Cons: 1) Modifying Xclients.gnome is global. i.e. Should only be impelemented on a personal workstation where no other users login and you don't plan on using switchdesk. 2) As with any implementation of ssh-agent/ssh-add... one needs to lock down their desktop by setting a screensaver to like 5 minutes and prompt for a password to unlock. Don;t need anyone sitting down at my desktop while I'm away with all those passphrases enabled. Other than that, I have been very happy with RH-8.0 and how ssh-agent/ssh-add was implemented. Steve Cowles -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
