From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, DMARC_MISSING,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from cc192618-b.oakrdg1.tn.home.com ([65.8.221.188] helo=rdb.linux-help.org ident=root) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15hZzS-0007iu-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Thu, 13 Sep 2001 11:09:26 -0600 Received: (from nobody@localhost) by rdb.linux-help.org (8.11.6/8.10.2) id f8DHALj29434; Thu, 13 Sep 2001 13:10:21 -0400 Message-Id: <200109131710.f8DHALj29434@rdb.linux-help.org> To: From: "R. Dicaire" X-Mailer: TWIG 2.7.3 X-Client-IP: 64.213.50.10 Subject: [gentoo-dev] keychain questions Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu Sep 13 11:10:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 17:10:20 -0000 X-Archives-Salt: 5d3da1ce-058f-4e03-a7f5-4a5b5efc8358 X-Archives-Hash: 904724138e31a858c560a2ffbd73d81a Hi Daniel, I tried keychain v1.2, but got some strange behaviour that resulted in inconsistent multiple ssh-agents being started for the same user. I downloaded v1.3, and will try it out when I get a chance. My question is: After the machine is booted, and I log in to a local console, keychain starts fine, I get prompted for my passphrases, and ~/.ssh-agent is successfully written. Once this is done, I startx (not using [gkx]dm). Now when I open an xterm -ls, most of the time keychain runs successfully from my shell init, and it tells me the keys are added. Inconsistently when opening a new xterm -ls, it'd start a new ssh-agent, and prompt me again for passphrases, and additional ssh-agents are started. Why aren't the variables exported from the initial console login? Do I also need to source ~/.ssh-agent* from ~/.xinitrc as well? This is on a Slackware 8 box, kernel 2.4.9, keychain v1.2, bash version 2.05.0(1)-release (i386-slackware-linux-gnu). Thanks. ---------------------------------------------------- Richard Dicaire Co-owner/Systems Administrator K&R Information Technologies http://www.kritek.com ---------------------------------------------------- Brainbench Certified Master Unix & Linux Administrator http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=67584 ---------------------------------------------------- Home & aRDy Music http://rdb.linux-help.org ----------------------------------------------------