Bug#493874: ssh-add -c reports SSH_AGENT_FAILURE and doesn't ask for confirmation
Package: openssh-client
Version: 1:5.1p1-2
Severity: normal
File: /usr/bin/ssh-add
Hi,
Since a while, when running 'ssh-add -c' (which is supposed to make
ssh-agent ask the user for confirmation before allowing use of an ssh
key), ssh-add prints "SSH_AGENT_FAILURE" on a line by itself (without
explaining what the exact failure is). The result seems to be that
ssh-agent then does know the key and allows software to use it, but it
does not request user confirmation before giving out the secret key.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-powerpc
Locale: LANG=nl_BE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=nl_BE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages openssh-client depends on:
ii adduser 3.109 add and remove users and groups
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.23 Debian configuration management sy
ii dpkg 1.14.20 Debian package management system
ii libc6 2.7-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libcomerr2 1.41.0-3 common error description library
ii libedit2 2.11~20080614-1 BSD editline and history libraries
ii libkrb53 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-3 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries
ii libncurses5 5.6+20080726-2 shared libraries for terminal hand
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-13 SSL shared libraries
ii passwd 1:4.1.1-3 change and administer password and
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime
Versions of packages openssh-client recommends:
ii openssh-blacklist 0.4.1 list of default blacklisted OpenSS
ii openssh-blacklist-extra 0.4.1 list of non-default blacklisted Op
ii xauth 1:1.0.3-2 X authentication utility
Versions of packages openssh-client suggests:
pn keychain <none> (no description available)
pn libpam-ssh <none> (no description available)
ii ssh-askpass 1:1.2.4.1-7 under X, asks user for a passphras
-- no debconf information
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