Public bug reported:
I have a config file "~/.ssh/config" (chmod 600) containing the
following lines:
Host *
AddKeysToAgent 10m
I want it to forget the key after 10 minutes and then, when used again,
ask for the passphrase. This works on Debian, if I remember correctly.
By default, the key stays in the agent forever, and allow its use
without any authorization or authentication.
I'm still not sure if it's gcr or GNOME Keyring that's starting the SSH
agent. My ps output indicates it's gcr...
$ ps aux | grep ssh
dsilva 428378 0.0 0.0 162652 6924 ? Ssl jul26 0:00
/usr/libexec/gcr-ssh-agent --base-dir /run/user/1000/gcr
dsilva 444420 0.0 0.0 8432 5864 ? S jul26 0:00
/usr/bin/ssh-agent -D -a /run/user/1000/keyring/.ssh
but the "Startup Applications" app shows an enabled entry for GNOME
Keyring that enables the SSH component; this is confusing, because I've
read that the SSH agent was moved to the gcr project.
Here's a related issue from another user:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1486966/how-do-i-make-ssh-ask-for-the-
password-every-time
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: gcr4 4.2.0-5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-24.24~24.04.3-generic 6.14.6
Uname: Linux 6.14.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Jul 28 15:01:21 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-07-14 (14 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20250215)
SourcePackage: gcr4
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: gcr4 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble wayland-session
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SSH agent won't pick up configuration from ~/.ssh/config
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