I'm having a similar problem, which was very confusing until I came across this bug report. If I launch xterm from the applications menu or from a panel launcher created using "add to panel" -> "application launcher" -> xterm, ssh-agent and gpg-agent are available.
But I normally use a custom keybinding from xbindkeys to launch xterms (faster for me than using the mouse), and they don't get the environment variables necessary for ssh-agent and gpg-agent to work. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-session in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839444 Title: Gnome uses two different ssh agents depending on how program is launched Status in “gnome-session” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: If a shell is launched through the menu SSH_AUTH_SOCK will have a value of the form /tmp/keyring-xxxxxx/ssh. If a keyboard shortcut is created through System > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts and that shortcut is used to launch a shell, then SSH_AUTH_SOCK will have a value of the form /tmp/ssh-xxxxx#####/agent.#####. All shells in the session should by default be using the same ssh- agent. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: gnome-session-bin 2.30.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-33.72-generic 2.6.32.41+drm33.18 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-33-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Sep 2 12:06:28 2011 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110720.1) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_DK.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-session To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/839444/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
