Bug#296499: kdebase-kio-plugins: sftp:// should use ssh-agent if possible

[Adeodato Simó <asp16@alu.ua.es>]

tag 296499 unreproducible moreinfo
thanks

* Michal J. Gajda [Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:11:19 +0100]:
> Package: kdebase-kio-plugins
> Version: 4:3.3.2-1
> Severity: normal

  Hi Michal,

> sftp:// kioslave should use SSH keys stored in ssh-agent instead
> of forcibly prompting for password.

  I'm pretty sure sftp:// uses the ssh-agent when available, the same as
  fish:// does. I can successfully browse through different hosts
  without a password being asked at all.

> When used from command-line, sftp uses ssh-agent stored keys as well
> as ssh does.
> fish:// kioslave handles it correctly too.

  If it works correctly when you invoke it from the command line, it's
  most likely that you have an environment problem. That is, if you run
  Alt-F2 (run command), and from there, "printenv >/tmp/kde.env", you
  should then see something like:

    $ grep -i ssh /tmp/kde.env
    SSH_AGENT_PID=7009
    SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-xpDyZV7007/agent.7007

  Do you see it? If not, you will have to make sure that ssh-agent is
  made available to KDE, e.g. via /etc/X11/Xsession.d or ~/.kde/env.

  HTH,

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