On Sun, Apr 08, 2007 at 10:14:26 -0600, Paul E Condon wrote: > On Sun, Apr 08, 2007 at 10:09:28AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > > On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 08:47:03 -0400 > > Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > > > > > On Sat, Apr 07, 2007 at 08:26:23PM -0600, Paul E Condon wrote: > > > > Debian automagically starts ssh-agent somewhere along the chain of > > > > events that bring up X and Gnome. I don't reboot often, but when I > > > > do, I forget to run ssh-add. Where can I place an invocation of > > > > ssh-add so that it is run once just after login? I think there must be > > > > a Debianly correct answer. What is it? > > > > > > > Use the keychain package. You edit your ~/.bash_profile (or something > > > like that; I forget, but I can look it up later if you want) to add a > > > few lines. Whenever you log in, it asks you to enter your ssh and/or > > > gpg pass phrases. > > > > IIUC, since he's using ssh-agent he doesn't need keychain, just a place > > to call ssh-add, which can be ~/.bash_profile or wherever. > > > > Celejar > > > > You're right in understanding my question, but .bash_profile doesn't > seem a right answer. .bash_profile begins with a comment that it is > executed only by login shells, but it seems to be executed every time > I open another gnome-terminal window. I'd like to be presented with a > request to enter my pass-phrase only once when I actually log in. > > Suggestions for other places to try?
I would start ssh-add at the beginning of each Gnome session like this: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Autostart_Programs#GNOME (I don't know really know Gnome; the information for KDE on the same page is correct, therefore I hope that the one for Gnome is accurate, too.) Also make sure that you have one of the following installed: gtk-led-askpass ssh-askpass ssh-askpass-fullscreen ssh-askpass-gnome (You can also install all of them and switch via the alternatives system to find the one that you like best.) ssh-add will then automatically use the ssh-askpass graphical frontend to let you type your passphrase. After that all applications can use the ssh keys until you log out again. (I hope I understood correctly what you want to achieve.) -- Regards, Florian
