Re: Importing locked private ssh key

"Aaron" == Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Aaron> On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 14:47 +0100, Colin Paul Adams wrote:
>> I have the following in my .bash_profile:
>>
>> keychain --eval id_dsa seahorse-agent
>>
>> Whenever I login to X11, I am prompted for the passphrase,
>> which I enter (no problem).
>>
>> then whenever I first try to do an ssh, I get a dialog box
>> which says something like:
>>
>> The system wants to import a private key id_dsa, but cannot as
>> it is locked. Enter a passphrase to unlock it.
>>
>> I enter the passphrase, and the dialog closes.
>>
>> I then have to try the ssh command again.
>>
>> And for the whole session, whenever I do an ssh comand, i get:
>>
>> Enter passphrase for key '/home/colin/.ssh/id_dsa':
>>
>>
>> So the whole point of seahorse-agent is defeated.
>>
>> What is this import/locked problem all about? How do i fix it?

Aaron> In gconf-editor is the option ssh checked in
apps-> gnome-keyring->daemon-component?

Yes.
--
Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire

--
fedora-list mailing list
fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx
To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list

Relevant Pages

  • RE: Controlling ssh from an external program
    ... passphrase could be discovered and the private key would fall into dangerous ... NB the SSH environment strings need to be included in this mixture! ... character as the final character could signify accept from a file. ... Controlling ssh from an external program ...
    (SSH)
  • Re: twice ftp
    ... Create your ssh keys then it won't ask; ... Enter passphrase: ... Last login: Sat Jan 7 20:03:46 2006 from oscar ...
    (alt.os.linux.suse)
  • Re: More on learning "Public Key Authentication"
    ... > computers in my local network are configured that way. ... > A long passphrase is a good idea but for other reasons. ... I _think_ a passphrase is used merely to verify that a public SSH ... _public_ keys between computers, so I do not even use a public SSH ...
    (comp.sys.mac.system)
  • Re: sshd / ssh setup
    ... Only thing missing is what is ssh login syntax to login from the ... remote FreeBSD pc? ... I guess the setup instructions are with the putty pgm for ssh access ... Assuming you assigned a passphrase to your key using ssh-keygen, you'll have to enter the passphrase. ...
    (freebsd-questions)
  • different SSH/keychain behavior on Fedora Core 4?
    ... I'm wondering if anyone's seen different SSH and keychain behavior on ... But since upgrading the home machine to FC4 this trick no longer works ... for the passphrase for the local RSA private key... ... I realize that this may be more of an SSH question than an actual Fedora ...
    (Fedora)