Re: ssh-agent on Red Hat

From: chris (cherbst@hotpop.com)
Date: 05/23/02 

From: chris <cherbst@hotpop.com>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 08:50:53 -0400

On Thu, 23 May 2002 04:48:07 -0400, Robert Morelli wrote:

> I'd like to use ssh-agent for authentication on my Red Hat 7.1 system,
> by using something in the spirit of ssh-agent startx However, when I
> log in, my start up scripts get me to gnome's login screen
> automatically, so I never actually enter startx manually.
>
> I'm a bit too lazy to unravel exactly where and in which script I'd need
> to put ssh-agent, so I'd appreciate it very much if someone who already
> knows this could let me know.

I have this in ~/.xinitrc:

ssh-agent > ~/.ssh-agent
eval `grep ^SSH ~/.ssh-agent`

I sent the variables to a seperate file so I could make a cron to delete
my keys every 4 hours or so. I am using 'startx', not xdm or anything
like that to start x. ssh-agent is started and all the variables are set
for me with this.

I don't know if .xinitrc is read in your config, I guess you would want
this before 'gnome-session' (if you are using gnome as your desktop
environment) in .xinitrc or .xsession, whatever your system uses.

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