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Re: ssh


on Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 10:38:52AM +0200, Julien VARLET (julien.varlet@solitec.tm.fr) wrote:
> I have created a RSA pair of keys.it's ok.
> But i want to automate passphrase. 
> 
> In tclsh :
> I have the following command line :
> ssh-agent $SHELL 
> --> can't read SHELL : no such variable 
> 
> 
> ssh-add 
> --> Could not open connection to your authentication agent 
> Child process exited abnormally 
> 
> 
> Can you help me please ?

   man ssh-agent

Typically, ssh-agent *either* runs as the parent process of a Window
session login, _or_ from within individual shells.  It's a bit tricky
working out how to share a single ssh-agent server among independently
launched shells.

Peace.

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